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2008 KIA SPECTRA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1126754
Internal NHTSA #	10651525
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SPECTRA
Model Year	2008
File date	30/10/14
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The air bag warning light on passenger front seat side has not been working properly. Air bag light does not turn on when occupant in seat. Now no light working at all. Just recently the air bag warning light on driver side came on. I took to kia dealership and they said my air bags have turned themselves off because the occupant sensor pad is bad in passenger side. They told me it would be over $2000 to repair because they have to replace the entire front seat pad. They said it was not covered under warranty. I am driving a car with no airbags and can't afford to get new seat replaced. I looked at the internet and there are hundreds of complaints of this same problem. Why have they not been recalled?
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	72000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BOWIE, TX
VIN pattern	KNAFE121985XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
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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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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2008 KIA SPECTRA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 KIA SPECTRA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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