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2005 KIA SEDONA Seats Front Assembly Recliner Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	588339
Internal NHTSA #	10157530
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
Brand	KIA
Model	SEDONA
Model Year	2005
File date	11/05/06
Component	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I am writing to alert you to a dangerous problem with the springs responsible for the reclining mechanism of the seats in the 2005 sedona. We have an lx model with the captains chairs. I had noted previously that the seats would spring forward quite rapidly when there was not a person in the seat and the handle is pulled. The seat backs are quite heavy and fling forward with some force. This force was readily apparent this past thursday (5/11/06). Our six-year old daughter was sitting in the chair in a reclined position. She stood up and faced the seat in order to raise the seat to the upright position. When she pulled the handle, the seat flung forward and hit her in the head. She sustained a cut to her right forehead that required a visit to the emergency room and three stitches. She also sustained a bruise to her upper eyelid. Luckily, the seat did not hit her eye directly. *nm
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	16000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	APEX, NC
VIN pattern	KNDUP132056XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	31/05/05
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	0
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 KIA SEDONA Seats Front Assembly Recliner Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 KIA SEDONA Seats Front Assembly Recliner Problems, Complaints and Defects

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