Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / SPECTRA / 2004

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005042218 Incident Date: Oct, 04 2005
Consumer's City: TUCSON Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: SPECTRA Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: KNAFE122345 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 10 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jul, 09 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I had no indication that my seat belt or airbag were faulty. while driving at 40 mph i struck a car that turned left directly in front of me. my seat belt failed to lock and i was lifted out of the seat and hit my head, shoulder, and hip on the left side of my car. the airbag did not inflate. the insurance adjuster could not believe that the airbag didn't inflate considering the force of the impact. *jb