Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / RIO / 2002

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005048909 Incident Date: Jun, 22 2005
Consumer's City: ALEXANDER Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: RIO 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#: KNADC123926 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 05 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was driving my 2002 kia rio on my lunch break going to my home. a young lady pulled out in front of me i was going around 45 when she pulled out. my car hit hers in the side neither my air bags or seat belt functioned like they should have. my air bags didn't even deploy my seat belt allowed me to go into the windshield. as my body was thrown forward the underside of the steering wheel broke my femur in 3 places. i filled a complaint against kia about the air bags and seat belt they claimed the car under rolled the other car to me the front of the car was pushed back and it was flat. kia needs to hold up their end 2 items in the car for safety failed. some people ask did you have your seat belt on the answer is yes i had 2 people show up at the wreck and saw it on me and it burned through 2 shirts i had on at the time of the wreck. *nm