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2017 KIA SPORTAGE Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1423831
Internal NHTSA #	11045367
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SPORTAGE
Model Year	2017
File date	01/11/17
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Safety issue: 2017 kia sportage rear turn signals not integrated into the brake lights and too low to be easily seen. I've been told on multiple occasions that my rear turn signals are too small (7 7/8" wide x 1 3/4" high), too low (23" from street level, on the rear bumpers), and too far away from my brake lights (20" from turn signals on bumpers to brake lights) to be seen by cars behind me, especially during daylight hours. What makes this even more unsafe is the signals wrap around the bumper, so that of the 7 7/8" of lamp, only 2 1/2" show in the rear. The rest of the signal lamp area is on the side of the vehicle and not visible to cars behind me. (please see uploaded photos.) if a driver is following too close or if i'm in bumper-to-bumper traffic, it's impossible for a car behind me to see me signal. This makes it dangerous for me to change lanes, merge, or make turns. After being notified by many drivers of my small, out-of-place and inconspicuous turn signals, i took the car to the dealer, thinking that the circuit to the brake lights was faulty, since the brake lights don't blink to signal a turn. The dealer checked the car and stated that this is the way the car was designed: brakes lights do not blink to signal a turn; the only rear turn signals are located on the rear bumpers. Oddly, this dangerous design flaw shows up only on the sportage. Other kia models have turn signals incorporated into or adjacent to the brake lights. It should be a simple matter for kia to incorporate the turn signals into the brake lights on the sportage, since all their other models already do so. To my knowledge this is the only car in the united states with tiny bumper-mounted turn signals and no signals in the brake light area. Hopefully, this dangerous design is so radically out of step with recognized auto safety standards as to merit a safety recall.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	17820
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TAMPA, FL
VIN pattern	KNDPM3AC1H7XXXXXX
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	20/07/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	30
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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.
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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.
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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2017 KIA SPORTAGE Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2017 KIA SPORTAGE Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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