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2014 KIA SORENTO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1500138
Internal NHTSA #	11131590
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2014
File date	15/08/18
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On or about 8/15/2018 @11:45 pm i was involved in a car / deer accident. A small heard of deer bounded out of the woods and one jumped over the front of my car. I swerved right and hit head on with a tree at about 45/50 mph. The car contacted around the inside of the passengers headlight. "the air bags did not deploy". I contacted kia of america and spoke with a mr. Gustavo. A claims person, and of course told him the whole story of the accident. He asked me what i wanted to happen / do. I explained that i wanted kia to sent out a recovery team to pick up the vehicle because it is defective, unsafe and a danger to drive and that there was no way i was going to put my wife and children back into that car. Then on or about 9/6/2018 @12:08 mr. Gustavo called me and informed me that kia, more or less, refused any responsibility and they were not going to do any thing to help me out with this vehicle. I asked to be put thru to a supervisor at that point who is a mr. Jeff stroupa, claims supervisor # 949-468-4620. I explained the whole situation to him and that my wife is completely affaird to drive the car and refuses to put our children in this vehicle as it is defective, unsafe and dangerous to drive on the highway and that this vehicle should be destroyed. I also told him i wanted him to sent out a recovery team to pick up this vehicle. He ask me to send him pictures and i did so on or about 9/18/2018. I also had to send mr. Stroup another message on or about 9/24/2018 @ 8/30 pm, my time, because i hadn't heard back from after i sent the pictures. I still have not heard from him to date, 9/25/2018 @ 248 pm.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	87541
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HUBBARD LAKE, MI
VIN pattern	5XYKT4A79EGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
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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Vehicle speed	47
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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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2014 KIA SORENTO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2014 KIA SORENTO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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