| Issue ID | 1411227 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11030684 |
| Manufacurer | Kia Motors America |
| Brand | KIA |
| Model | RIO |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 22/08/17 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| 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 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| 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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