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2013 KIA SOUL Visibility Wiper Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1455477
Internal NHTSA #	11080904
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SOUL
Model Year	2013
File date	10/03/18
Component	VISIBILITY/WIPER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	As i was driving across, with a green light, a six lane (plus additional turn lanes) city street at perhaps 25 mph, a driver running her red light struck my vehicle broad side on the passenger side. I do not know her speed but can say that the passenger side airbag and both front airbags deployed, the speed limit on the road she was traveling is 40 mph. The reason for this report is that the impact caused the rear view mirror to snap off and become an airborne menace. The mirror gave me a large lump just above my right eye and caused a contusion on my right cheek that after bleeding profusely needed four stitches to close. I was lucky. The jagged edge that cut my cheek was only a couple inches from my eye and potential blindness. The mirror's (model ztvhl3) physical connection failed at the juncture of the ball joint against the windshield and the metal conduit at the rear of the mirror. The metal was unable to withstand the force of the side impact and torqued out of shape. The wiring alone was unable to hold the mirror in place, and the mirror went airborne.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	40000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ST PAUL, MN
VIN pattern	KNDJT2A59D7XXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	2
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	25
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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.
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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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2013 KIA SOUL Visibility Wiper Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA SOUL Visibility Wiper Problems, Complaints and Defects

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