Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / SPECTRA / 2006

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006066755 Incident Date: May, 24 2006
Consumer's City: LAKEWOOD Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: SPECTRA Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: KNAFE121865 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 30 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: May, 17 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On the afternoon of the 25th day of may in the year 2006, my wife and myself were driving down i-5 sb to mamc for her hospital appt. we were then involved in a multi-car accident off next to the off ramp of exit 123. we tried to slow down in time before noticing the just wrecked vehicle in front of us and my abs in my 2006 kia spectra sx did not engage, my tires then locked up and i skidded and slid into the stopped vehicle. we hit them doing approx. 35-45 mph and smashed in the front of our car. at that time my airbags (both driver and passenger) did not deploy. there has been no corrective action from the time of the accident. *jb