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2012 KIA SORENTO Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1681374
Internal NHTSA #	11348437
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2012
File date	21/07/20
Component	SEATS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I purchased a kia sorento on july 21 2020 after test driving the vehicle the air bag light popped on the sales man took it to one of their on site employees and they hooked up the code device no codes appeared so he suggested its just a sensor problem and told me it shouldn't be much take it to a kia dealership. I did in which couldn't get in to see the service department until today in which i had to pay out of pocket for a diagnostic test and they found that the ods mat was faulty. I told the service guy that the car lot took the seats out to clean the suv for sale and he told me they damaged or broke the ods mat. I contacted the seller and stronger expressed my feeling about my vehicle is no longer safe to drive and the only thing he said to me is my payment due august 31 today is the 10th and this replacement will be over 2300 that i can't afford and the vehicle is no longer safe for me and my daughter. I really feel they knew it was a problem with the air bag and just tried to make a sale saying it was a sensor issue that kia will have to reset.
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TUSKEGEE INST, AL
VIN pattern	5XYKT3A19CGXXXXXX
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
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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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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2012 KIA SORENTO Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA SORENTO Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects

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