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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006108882 | Incident Date: May, 31 2006 |
Consumer's City: FRESNO | Consumer's State: CA |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
Model Name: SPORTAGE | Model Year: 1999 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Seat belts |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: KNDJB6239X5 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 14 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1999 kia sportage. the contact stated that the plastic housing spring falls off on the drivers side seat belt. he stated that it appears to be decomposing and is unable to snap the shaft of the plastic housing back together. the passenger side seat belt has had the same failure. the failure prevents the seat belt from retracting and causes it to be very loose. the dealer stated that they could not do anything unless instructed by the manufacturer. kia stated that there is nothing that they can do as well. the purchase date and powertrain were unknown. the current mileage is 62,000 and failure mileage was 42,000. |