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2007 KIA OPTIMA Air Bags Frontal Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	746846
Internal NHTSA #	10291676
Manufacurer	HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2007
File date	15/11/07
Component	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	In 2007 i purchased a new kia optima 4cyl automatic from a local dealer. Soon after, i discovered that the passenger airbag light would sometimes remain illuminated when there was a passenger in the seat, meaning that the airbag was off. Kia authorized dealer said that unless passenger is sitting in upright position exactly in the middle of the seat, the sensor will not work properly. We also noted that if passenger not sitting correctly at first couple of minutes of drive, but then reposition himself in upright position, sensor will not react and air bag will be off until car restarted. Dealer said that sensor is checking for passenger only once at the beginning of drive and does not re-check during the drive. It seems not logical - if i am picking up the passenger after hour of drive without turning the motor off, the sensor should sense the passenger and turn on the air bag. The dealers answer about upright position of passenger is nonsense - our nissan quest 2004 had the same problems and nissan company did voluntary recall and re-design the seat cushion sensor to the bigger and more sensitive one, so position of the passenger on the seat does not matter anymore. As i see from simple google search (just search for "kia optima passenger air bag problem"), there is a lot of customer's reports for the same problem. It looks like kia company found that design flaw for sorrento model, but i believe they will need to check optima 2007 as well. I've bought kia due to advertisement of kia car's 5-star safety rating, but now i am really concern about safety of my loved ones if they are on the passenger seat in my car. It is a quite dangerous car defect and i hope my complaint will speed up kia response to the potential life-threatening problem.
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SIMI VALLEY, CA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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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.
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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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2007 KIA OPTIMA Air Bags Frontal Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2007 KIA OPTIMA Air Bags Frontal Problems, Complaints and Defects

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