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2006 Kia SORENTO Air Bags Side Window Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	619423
Internal NHTSA #	10182615
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2006
File date	12/02/07
Component	AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl- the contact stated that the 2006 kia sorento lx was in a crash on 02/12/07 while driving 30-35 mph, an d making a left hand turn onto a side street with the street condition clear in the evening hours another vehicle hit the passenger's side door of the contact's vehicle and the airbag didn't deploy. The contact stated that there was a defect in the airbag manufacturing. He felt that airbags were supposed to be designed to deploy under these types of conditions. ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	TUCSON, AZ
VIN pattern	KNDJD733765XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	3
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	02/01/07
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
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Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	5
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Type of tire failure code
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	ROYAL KIA
Dealer's telephone number	520-790-4132
Dealer's city	TUSCON
Dealer's state code	AZ
Dealer's ZIP code	85711

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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2006 Kia SORENTO Air Bags Side Window Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Kia SORENTO Air Bags Side Window Problems, Complaints and Defects

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