| Issue ID | 1228296 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10781341 |
| 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 | This is a correction to a complaint filed last week. I checked no on the fatalities question. The kia was in a serious fatal frontal impact but the airbags did not deploy. Kia tested the airbag control module and it had no fault codes and did not record any crash data. Kia has the module now. The other cars airbags worked and the drunk driver survived... Updated 10/15/15 *bf ... Updated 12/29/15 *bf the data showed that there were no stored or diagnostic fault codes. There was no crash record recorded by the acu. Updated 4/18/18*jb *js *js |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 13000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| 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? | Y |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 1 |
| No. of fatalities | 1 |
| Date of purchase | 03/04/12 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 35 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | DUBLIN CHEVROLET INFINITI |
| Dealer's telephone number | 945-479-3500 |
| Dealer's city | DUBLIN |
| Dealer's state code | CA |
| Dealer's ZIP code |