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2011 KIA SORENTO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1143279
Internal NHTSA #	10668542
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2011
File date	19/12/14
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My vehicle was traveling at about 50 miles and hour and a car turned in front of me and i t- boned him. My car went up onto the 2 front wheels and then skidded into a telephone pole at about 30 miles an hour. My car is totaled. My concern is that the air bags never deployed during either impact and i think they should have. I have pictures to show the condition of the car... Updated 01/21/15 /bf updated 01/26/15jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	70000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WASHINGTONVILLE, NY
VIN pattern	5XYKUDA23BGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
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	AWD
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Vehicle speed	50
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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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2011 KIA SORENTO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 KIA SORENTO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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