Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / SPECTRA / 2002

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005005701 Incident Date: Dec, 31 2004
Consumer's City: MODESTO Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: SPECTRA Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: KNAFB121325 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 13 2005 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: During an accident the consumer's seat belt released and the air bags did not deploy. *nm kia sent the consumer a letter stating that its engineers designed airbags to only deploy in severe accidents where the risk of serious injury or death was substantial. the consumer requested information on whether or not any lawyer is pursuing any cases against kia. *tc *jb