| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005028396 | Incident Date: Jul, 07 2005 |
| Consumer's City: BOWLING GREEN | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
| Model Name: SPORTAGE | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Air bags |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KNDJB7230V5 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 11 2005 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dt: driver's side air bag deployed while consumer was driving in reverse backing from a driveway at low speed. there was no crash or impact. this happened without any warning. no lights illuminated or warning signals. the car had been parked in a shaded area for about an hour when this occurred. consumer's husband drove vehicle home after the incident. have not taken this to a dealer for this issue, vehicle was parked afterwards and has not been driven since. no explanation or clue as to why this happened. *nm |
