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2010 KIA SPORTAGE Seats Front Assembly Head Restraint Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	855913
Internal NHTSA #	10398341
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Brand	KIA
Model	SPORTAGE
Model Year	2010
File date	01/10/10
Component	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The headrest position in new vehicles has caused thoracic outlet syndrome in this driver who is 5'4". My cervical spine is forced out of alignment with my thoracic and lumbar spine. After driving four or five hours which i do for work, i experience neck and shoulder pain. Arm and hand tingling/numbness and pain is so severe that it has interfered with the performance of my job. I can promise you that if i experienced a rear-end collision, i would suffer a closed head injury as my head and not my neck rests directly against the headrest. I'd rather take my chances with whiplash. Just as all drivers don't have the same leg lengths, neither do all drivers have the same torso length. There will be many, many, many more severe injuries in shorter people. Just watch the data, which will speak volumes. There are injuries now without collision. There is no adjustment available to lower the headrest to its intended position, against the neck. The only alternative is to remove it completely.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	400
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ALLISON PARK, PA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
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	1
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	25
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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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2010 KIA SPORTAGE Seats Front Assembly Head Restraint Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2010 KIA SPORTAGE Seats Front Assembly Head Restraint Problems, Complaints and Defects

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