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2012 KIA FORTE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1227889
Internal NHTSA #	10781050
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	FORTE
Model Year	2012
File date	28/07/13
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The car was involved in a serious frontal impact and the front seat airbags did not go off. The passenger was killed and the driver was seriously injured. Kia was informed and the airbag control module was tested and found to be not working.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	13000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SAN LEANDRO, CA
VIN pattern	KNAFU4A2XC5XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	1
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	35
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What is Recall?
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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 KIA FORTE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA FORTE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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