Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / SPECTRA / 2004

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004293657 Incident Date: Jun, 29 2004
Consumer's City: GLENDALE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: SPECTRA Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:frontal:sensor/control module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KNAFE121045 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 03 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While the passenger seat was occupied air bag sensor appeared on the dashboard. vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that air bag sensor needed to be replaced. however, the mechanic was unable to locate the sensor. therefore, mechanic replaced the passenger's seat. the problem recurred. engineer informed consumer that the problem could not be duplicated. also, stated that if vehicle was involved in a frontal collision the air bags would deploy. *ak