| Issue ID | 1330368 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10919930 |
| Manufacurer | Kia Motors America |
| Brand | KIA |
| Model | SPORTAGE |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 12/09/15 |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was traveling approx. 50 mph and a woman pulled out in front of me and i (t boned ) her. My chest hit the steering wheel and then the air bag deployed immediately all functions stopped working. The car filled with white smoke from the air bag. My windows were up and i could not roll them down nor steer. I could not breath the car was rolling it stopped at approx. 50 ft. When i got out i was gasping i had a white substance all over me in my nose. I'm very concerned. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 8000 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CHURUBUSCO, IN |
| VIN pattern | KNDPBCAC6F7XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | Y |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 2 |
| 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 | 50 |
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