| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007124397 | Incident Date: Oct, 26 2007 |
| Consumer's City: SAN RAFAEL | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
| Model Name: SORENTO | Model Year: 2007 |
| 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#: KNDJC736975 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 26 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 11 2007 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The airbag actuation system is design defective, at least from my point of view, in that it does not always become active , when a passenger is sitting in it. i have had passengers from 105# to 315#, and sometimes the system is active and sometimes not. i have been advised by kia service that the 8" bladder in the seat, which activates the system for deployment in the event of an accident, is sensitive to where and how the passenger sits in the seat. if they don't sit in jus a certain manner, the system does not activate. this is a major safety item and has an immediate urgency to have kia remedy this. in the event of an accident and the bag does not deploy for the passenger due to this problem, i most definitely will be in court with kia. *tr |
