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2009 Kia SORENTO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1239121
Internal NHTSA #	10790528
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2009
File date	23/10/15
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My son was traveling on a main road in town when the car hydroplaned at about 30 mph and he lost control. It sent him slamming into a culvert, then it bounced out of the culvert and ran up on a residential porch and hit a tree. The drivers side took the majority of the impact. None of the airbags deployed (front or side). He was slammed into the drivers door panel and the center console. He has continuing pain in his back.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	96000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	KAUFMAN, TX
VIN pattern	KNDJD735995XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	Y
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	20/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	30
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2009 Kia SORENTO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Kia SORENTO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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