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2009 KIA OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1032683
Internal NHTSA #	10559353
Manufacurer	Kia Motors Corporation
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2009
File date	23/08/13
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The battery died in my 2009 kia optima and upon replacing battery the airbag light came on. It was taken to a kia dealership and was told that it was because we changed the battery. The airbag light was reset. About a week later it came on again and was taken back to the dealership and reset again. It came back on the next day and was again taken to the dealership at what time we were told that it was the b1382 & b1481 airbag problems and that it was going to cost over $1200. 00 to fix. Why would changing the battery cause these problems? I had only purchased the car 18 months before this incident.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	70100
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	STRASBURG, VA
VIN pattern	KNAGE228X95XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
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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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.
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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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2009 KIA OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 KIA OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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