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2011 KIA OPTIMA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1588897
Internal NHTSA #	11241584
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2011
File date	31/07/19
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My son was driving his 2011 kia optima when a spark and pop noise came from his steering wheel. All the functions of the secondary functions of the steering wheel, including the horn, air-bag, cruise control, etc. Quit working. I took the vehicle to kia and they immediately diagnosed the issue as a clock spring without looking at it, which makes be believe this is a common problem. If my 16 year old son had been in an accident, he would have not had a frontal airbag. And without a horn, he would not have been able to warn another vehicle appropriately. This is a major safety issue and kia has done nothing to rectify the problem.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	78000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LEES SUMMIT, MO
VIN pattern	KNAGN4A62B5XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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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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Vehicle speed	25
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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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2011 KIA OPTIMA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 KIA OPTIMA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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