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2018 Kia OPTIMA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1687467
Internal NHTSA #	11353033
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2018
File date	29/08/20
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2018 kia optima hybrid. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle started to make an unknown noise, the contact costed to the side of the road and check underneath and around the vehicle to see where the noise was coming from but did not find anything. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle stated that she was on a way to taken the vehicle for an oil change. The technician heard the nose and informed the contact that he was would need to check everything before he can complete an oil change. The technician removed the protective shield underneath the vehicle and noticed oil was all over and metal shaving was in the oil around the oil pressure sensor. The technician informed the contact it maybe was coming from the engine. The contact called napleton's mid rivers kia, 4955 veterans memorial pkwy, st peters, mo 63376, and informed them of the failure and the contact was informed to schedule and appointment. The contact stated that she had the vehicle towed to auffenberg hyundai, 1300 central park dr, o'fallon, il 62269, and the technician could not find a failure. The contact was informed that the manufacturer would send and engineer to inspect the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired yet. The contact mentioned that she was experiencing electric shack from the steering wheel and the accelerator pedal. And that the accelerator was losing pressure and that smoke was coming through the vent of the cabin. The failure mileage was approximately 27,573.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	27573
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	BELLEVILLE, IL
VIN pattern	KNAGT4LE6J5XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	15/10/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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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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2018 Kia OPTIMA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2018 Kia OPTIMA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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