| Issue ID | 1501488 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11132743 |
| 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 | This is a resent of a previous report dated 9/25/2018 complaint # 11131590. I received a phone call today 10/1/2018 @ about 3:10 pm from ali sating i should refile. On or about 8/15/2018, 11:45 am i was involved in a car deer accident. A small heard of deer bounded out of the woods from my left, one deer jumped over the hood of the car. I was at a speed at about 40 / 45 miles per hour. I swerved left and hit a tree head on. The car contacted the tree on the inside of the passengers headlight. The air bags did not deploy. I contacted kia of america to enter a complaint. The bottom line here is; kia, a mr. Jeff stroup, a complaint supervisor, has stated that kis has refused to take any responsibility and stand behind their product and help me out with this complaint. In my request to kia i asked them to sent out a response team to recover this vehicle because it is defective, unsafe and a danger to put back on the highway. I told kia that there is no way i'm never going to put my wife and / or our family, children, back in that vehicle. |
| 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 |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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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 | 43 |
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