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2010 Kia FORTE Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1687140
Internal NHTSA #	11352798
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	FORTE
Model Year	2010
File date	15/06/17
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	One day, driving down the interstate in 2017. My husband rolled down the driver's side window. While going 60mph, the door opened. After that, the door would not open from the inside or outside.. We took it upon ourselves to try to fix it, and were able to fix the mechanism that allows us to open from the inside, but it still will not open from the outside.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	157000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BIG STONE GAP, VA
VIN pattern	KNAFU4A23A5XXXXXX
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	21/04/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Transmission type
Vehicle speed	60
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Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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Dealer's city
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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.
What is Failure?
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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2010 Kia FORTE Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2010 Kia FORTE Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?