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2013 KIA RIO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1411228
Internal NHTSA #	11030684
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	RIO
Model Year	2013
File date	22/08/17
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	on august 22 2017 8:45 pm while i was driving down a city street my driver side air bag deployed, for no reason causing me to lose control of the vehicle and run over a median in the road. I proceeded to pull into a parking lot to avoid any further incident and inspect any damage to my car. With the car still running, i walked the perimeter of the vehicle to see if there was any damage to the vehicle, with no bodily damage visible i decided to drive it home. The next morning, i went to check on my kia rio and found transmission fluid all over the ground. I called my insurance and reported what had happened. They said i should contact kia corporation and report the air bag failure i did as requested. Then hurricane harvey hit the area and delayed any actions taken. After about a week kia towed the car to their lot for inspection. Kia asked what i wanted, i replied repair or replace my defective vehicle. They wrote a repair cost estimated at $9200. 00 and said that the air bag was not a recall item and denied my claim after another week passed. I had to file the claim on my insurance at that time and send it to another shop for inspection. Another week passed before my insurance filed it a total loss. After all this lost time from work and rental cost expenses that have yet to be reimbursed. Then having to go find a car that i feel would be trustworthy and dependable after these set of circumstances has proved to be difficult. Refinancing another car insuring it. I don
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	125000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HOUSTON, TX
VIN pattern	KNADN4A3XD6XXXXXX
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?
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	40
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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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2013 KIA RIO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA RIO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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