| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005054169 | Incident Date: Dec, 25 2005 |
| Consumer's City: WEST BURLINGTON | Consumer's State: IA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
| Model Name: OPTIMA | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Air bags:side/window |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 25 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 20 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2002 kia optima airbag driver's side deployed going 35 miles perhour while in a right hand curve. when the air bag deployed it hit the left shouder causing my daughter to turn the wheel more and go off the road. there where no impacts on any part of the car .we are lucky no one was hurt other than a strained neck and a hole in the oil pan. kia recalled some 2001 for the same problem .*ak |
