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2006 Kia SORENTO Structure Body Door Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1258246
Internal NHTSA #	10823592
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2006
File date	01/06/15
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. The contact stated that when a passenger exited the front passenger side of the vehicle, the door handle cut her hand. The contact stated that the interior door handle's chrome paint peeled off where the seams met and caused the door handle to split, leaving shards of chrome exposed. The contact stated that the failure also occurred on the driver side interior door handle and, on another occasion, caused her to cut her hand. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	80000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	CHESAPEAKE, VA
VIN pattern	KNDJD733265XXXXXX
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	2
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	25/01/25
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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2006 Kia SORENTO Structure Body Door Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Kia SORENTO Structure Body Door Problems, Complaints and Defects

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