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2013 KIA OPTIMA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1056016
Internal NHTSA #	10578443
Manufacurer	Kia Motors Corporation
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2013
File date	11/01/14
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was exiting to turn right onto the street when i looked down for a few seconds and hit the median head on. There was a big terra-cotta pot with a tree planted in it that i hit hard. It ripped the front bottom part of my car off and broke my transaxle. It wouldn't drive anymore and it totaled my car. None of the airbags ever came out even when i hit head on. I had to go to the hospital for a cscan. I ended up with a concussion for almost three months and still have a knot on my head. I was also wearing my seat belt.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	14000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FORT WORTH, TX
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
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	1
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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Vehicle speed	30
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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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2013 KIA OPTIMA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA OPTIMA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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