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2007 KIA OPTIMA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	796735
Internal NHTSA #	10336794
Manufacurer	HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2007
File date	26/11/08
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2007 kia optima. The vehicle was parked with a passenger occupying the vehicle when the air bag warning light illuminated. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The failure persisted and when the contact would shut off the engine and restarted the vehicle, the light would shut off. The failure persisted intermittently. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer seven times. Two new seat bottoms were reprogrammed for the front passenger's seat in order to correct the failure. The failure mileage was 14,851 and the current mileage was 23,013. Updated 08/11/10. *lj updated 08/17/10
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	14851
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	WRIGHTSTOWN, WI
VIN pattern	KNAGE124875XXXXXX
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
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
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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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2007 KIA OPTIMA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2007 KIA OPTIMA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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