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2015 KIA RIO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1447011
Internal NHTSA #	11072864
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	RIO
Model Year	2015
File date	10/02/18
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact's nephew owns a 2015 kia rio. While the contact's nephew was driving 30 mph, the front driver and passenger side air bags independently deployed without warning or impact. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed and the driver and passenger side seat belts locked, but failed to unlock. The contact's nephew and the passenger sustained bruising that did not require medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to demontrond kia (14101 north fwy, houston, tx 77090), but no diagnostic failure codes were found and the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and an engineer was sent out to inspect the vehicle. An engineer stated that there was significant damage to the transmission area and the subframe was visible. The approximate failure mileage was 21,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	21000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	DEER PARK, TX
VIN pattern	KNADN4A33F6XXXXXX
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	2
No. of fatalities
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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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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2015 KIA RIO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 KIA RIO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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