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2014 KIA FORTE Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1720746
Internal NHTSA #	11390435
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	FORTE
Model Year	2014
File date	08/01/21
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Before exiting but during departure of parking lot for apartment building keeping brake pedal fully depressed with transmission geared in reverse the vehicle quickly and unexpectedly took off and sped out of control backwards until stopped by sudden impact with a tree resulting in numerous bodily injuries to traumatic mentally anguished driver and 2 passengers, 1 of which was seated in the backseat collision side resulting in total loss of vehicle according to drivers insurance policy provider state farm. Claim number: 53-15k1-66d
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PORT LAVACA, TX
VIN pattern	KNAFX4A89E5XXXXXX
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	3
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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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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2014 KIA FORTE Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2014 KIA FORTE Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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