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2015 KIA SPORTAGE Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1340587
Internal NHTSA #	10934620
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SPORTAGE
Model Year	2015
File date	11/12/16
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The late model kia sportage's have terrible rear turn signals. They are a very skinny 1" x 6" long slit that is mounted into the lower bumper cover. When following one of these vehicles, especially in daylight, a drivers eye is not trained to be looking for a very small, skinny little turn signal that is not integrated into the brake lights or even near the brake lights of the vehicle. The turn signal is about 18"-24" lower than the brake lights. Recently when following one of these vehicles i nearly had a collision because i was looking at the brake lights and noticing the driver slowing but when they suddenly stopped for traffic to turn into their driveway, i was not prepared for this because i did not see a turn signal until i realized it was one of these vehicles and it was actually on but completely out of my line of sight. This does not seem like a very safe design for this vehicle and i am shocked that it was approved as a safe design. They should be rewired to integrate into the brake lights or at least be an alternate color, such as yellow, to stand out more to following vehicles.
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	YORK, PA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
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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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	20
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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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2015 KIA SPORTAGE Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 KIA SPORTAGE Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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