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2016 KIA SORENTO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1632971
Internal NHTSA #	11297553
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2016
File date	03/01/20
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was involved in a rear end collision on friday, jan. 3, 2020. I was stopped/stationary behind a vehicle turning left on a one lane (in both directions) road traveling south. The car behind me struck my vehicle going between 30-35 mph. My vehicle was thrust forward and hit the vehicle in front of me and then the vehicle behind me struck my again, felt like bumper cars. During the initial rear impact my face slammed into the steering wheel causing my nose to bleed profusely for at least 25 minutes. I still have blood coming out of my nose four days later. During this accident in which my vehicle experienced both front and rear collision damage my air bag did not deploy nor did my seatbelt lock. As a result i suffered a head injury both front and back of my head.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	46000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FLORENCE, KY
VIN pattern	5XYPKDA54GGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	Y
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No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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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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2016 KIA SORENTO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 KIA SORENTO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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