| Issue ID | 945377 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10479612 |
| Manufacurer | KIA MOTORS CORPORATION |
| Brand | KIA |
| Model | RONDO |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 06/06/11 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia rondo. The contact was sitting in the parked vehicle when another vehicle crashed into the passenger's side door of the contact's vehicle. The second vehicle was traveling at an unknown speed upon impact. The contact stated that the air bags failed to deploy. As a result, the contact sustained head, arm, neck and ankle injuries. The vehicle was towed to a private mechanic where the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the issue and advised the contact to have the vehicle repaired under nhtsa campaign id number 12v244000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module). The manufacturer also advised that they would contact her at a later date but failed to do so. The failure and current mileages were unavailable. Updated 12/13/12 *cn the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired for damges caused by the accident. The vehicle was turned into the dealer. The consumer was having thought processing issues that was not a problem prior to the accident. Updated 1/2/2013 *js |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | EAST SYRACUSE, NY |
| VIN pattern | KNAFG526687XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| 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 |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
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