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2006 KIA SPECTRA5 Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1041264
Internal NHTSA #	10565371
Manufacurer	Kia Motors Corporation
Brand	KIA
Model	SPECTRA5
Model Year	2006
File date	12/02/14
Component	SEATS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Airbag light came on, had a diagnostic ran on it came up as code b1448 oc passenger sensor mat defect, looks like its srscm 70. Was told that there is a tsb recall on this problem, but when i called kia, they said that it was not for this model. However after looking up this problem on the internet, a lot of people with this car have had this problem. Not only is it bad enough that lots of people are complaining about this, but kia says that they can't replace the sensor by itself, i would need to buy a new seat which would be $1600 dollars!!!! That's ridiculous. A problem such as this one should not be so expensive to fix. Did kia put this sensor there so that we would have to pay almost 2 grand to fix a crappy electrical job? By the way this is not the only kia around this year with this exact problem. Recall the spectra5 too!!!!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	93000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HONOLULU, HI
VIN pattern	KNAFE161265XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	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
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	0
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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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2006 KIA SPECTRA5 Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 KIA SPECTRA5 Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects

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