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2004 KIA SPECTRA Seat Belts Front Retractor Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	563742
Internal NHTSA #	10138554
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
Brand	KIA
Model	SPECTRA
Model Year	2004
File date	07/08/05
Component	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	There was no indication prior to the accident that there was anything wrong with the driver's seat belt. My husband and i were in an accident, i was in the front passenger's seat and he was driving. My seat belt locked and his didn't allowing him to be thrown into the steering wheel, this left him with a severely bruised ribcage. The seat belts were both replaced as part of the damages to the car. I was told by the dealership that this is standard procedure after an accident. The driver's seat belt obviously did not work properly, and i feel that it should have since i have only owned the car a little longer than a year. *nm
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	21251
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NEW MARKET, TN
VIN pattern	KNAFE121445XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	26/06/04
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	20
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Type of child seat code
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Dealer's name	TANNER KIA
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	RIVERGATE
Dealer's state code	TN
Dealer's ZIP code	37820

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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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2004 KIA SPECTRA Seat Belts Front Retractor Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 KIA SPECTRA Seat Belts Front Retractor Problems, Complaints and Defects

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