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2011 KIA FORTE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1062452
Internal NHTSA #	10585980
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	FORTE
Model Year	2011
File date	25/04/14
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was hit from behind in my 2011 kia forte at 70 mph while i was at a complete stop. My brakes did not work at all for me to stop on the road before i was pushed into an 8ft deep ditch, into big branches and my car then bounced through a huge field. My air bags did not deploy as they should have, the front of my car is dented in from the impact of the ditch and then the seatbeat did not lock up, it threw me into the steering wheel. I am very unhappy about this. This is the 3rd time i have personally heard about the airbags not deploying in a kia and the seat belt not locking up.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	44015
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DENHAM SPRINGS, LA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	Y
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	5
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2011 KIA FORTE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 KIA FORTE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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