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2015 KIA OPTIMA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1644567
Internal NHTSA #	11309352
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2015
File date	13/02/20
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving, below speed limit, the back tire slid on some slush. When i tapped the break the electronic slip control kicked on, locking the steering wheel, causing the throttle to cut off without slowing down or changing gears, and the breaks instantly started jumping, i at this point had absolutely no control over the vehicle. The car went off the road, hitting a cement post, my head bounced off of the steering wheel, continued to crash forward coming to a rest on top of a rock wall, that is when the airbag deployed causing a severe neck sprain. At this time the rear wheel was not even on the ground as i had been launched to a teetering position, the engine had been cracked, fluids leaking everywhere when i noticed a strange colored smoke and the engine still running. A witness quickly advised me to cut the engine off and get out of the vehicle as quickly as possible. I was only driving approximately 32 mph in a 35 zone on a left handed curve, the car was launched off the road to the right.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	46600
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WURTSBORO, NY
VIN pattern	5XXGN4A77FGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	Y
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
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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	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.
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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2015 KIA OPTIMA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 KIA OPTIMA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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