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2008 KIA SPECTRA5 Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1234871
Internal NHTSA #	10787481
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SPECTRA5
Model Year	2008
File date	01/08/15
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Light for passenger airbag goes off without an occupant in the seat, then the airbag light on the dash comes on.. Suspect the sensor in the seat is bad. This happens every time i drive the vehicle.. Before it was an occasional thing. Now its everytime i start the vehicle to drive
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	80000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	VANCOUVER, WA
VIN pattern	KNAFE121385XXXXXX
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
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	3
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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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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2008 KIA SPECTRA5 Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 KIA SPECTRA5 Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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