| Issue ID | 695526 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10244294 |
| Manufacurer | HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC |
| Brand | KIA |
| Model | SEDONA |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 23/09/03 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl*the contact owns a 2007 kia sedona. While driving 65 mph with the windows down, a bee flew into the vehicle. The contact is allergic to bees and began to panic. She lost control of the vehicle and drove down a 30 foot embankment. The vehicle was towed and labeled as destroyed. A police report was filed. The front end was completely damaged and the driver air bag never fully deployed and the passenger air bag did not deploy at all. The contact sustained injuries to her wrist, chest, and has bruises all over her body. She believes that due to the severity of the crash, the air bags should have deployed. The current and failure mileages were 11,883. Updated 12/02/08. *lj updated 12/03/08. *jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 11883 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | GOLD CAYNON, AZ |
| VIN pattern | KNDMB233976XXXXXX |
| 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? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | |
| Drive train type | |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 65 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | DESERT KIA |
| Dealer's telephone number | 888-781-5460 |
| Dealer's city | BILLBERT |
| Dealer's state code | AZ |
| Dealer's ZIP code |