Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / RIO / 2003

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006078608 Incident Date: Sep, 06 2006
Consumer's City: CECILIA Consumer's State: KY
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: RIO Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KNADC125036 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 11 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Driving down i-65, and a semi truck tried getting over into my lane. i drove into the medium, lost control of the vehicle and spun out and hit the semi truck. it ended up running over the top of my car. my car was totaled. everything from the front of the car to the steering wheel was destroyed, melted, etc. luckily i wasn't hurt, because i locked myself against the seat; however the airbags never deployed. i luckily ended up alright physically; however somebody else with the same car may not have my stroke of luck that i had that day. *jb