Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / RIO / 2006

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006123320 Incident Date: Oct, 31 2006
Consumer's City: WALDRON Consumer's State: AR
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: RIO Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:frontal:sensor/control module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KNADE123066 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 17 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 30 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2006 kia rio. the air bag warning light remained illuminated whenever a passenger was seated in the front seat. the dealer replaced the air bag sensor; however, the failure continued. the dealer re-inspected the vehicle, but was unable to duplicate the failure. the manufacturer advised him to turn the vehicle off and restart it or have the passenger sit in the rear. the contact was dissatisfied with the remedy. the failure mileage was 1,000 and current mileage was 14,000. updated 01/11/08. *lj updated