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2009 KIA SPECTRA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1211753
Internal NHTSA #	10749893
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SPECTRA
Model Year	2009
File date	01/05/15
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My car is a 2009 kia spectra ex. It was purchased in 2011 from enterprise car sales. The mileage at purchase was approximately 46k. In may of 2015, around 74k mileage, the air bag light would turn off and on sporadically. One day the air bag light never turned off. At this point, i decided to have the car inspected my a certified kia dealer. The air bag code received from inspection was b1378 which indicated a problem with the 'side air bag - resistance too high'. The inspector than hooked up the air bag to side air bag connector and the air bag light went out indicating that the driver side air bag would need to be replaced. The technician suggested that to fix the issue i would need to obtain an entire driver's seat from a pre-owned vehicle to replace the current driver's seat (cost part & labor: $ 694. 00, but no guarantee that this would be effective) or purchase a brand new air bag directly from kia factory (cost of parts & labor: $1341. 73) i have seen that other's are having similar issues in other forums. This issue with defective air bags has been a problem for kia in the past with cars of same year but different model. I am fortunate to have never been in an accident, but i was informed by the dealership if i was ever in an accident this air bag would not deploy.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	74000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	EAST HAVEN, CT
VIN pattern	KNAFE222X95XXXXXX
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
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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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Vehicle speed	35
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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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2009 KIA SPECTRA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 KIA SPECTRA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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