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2011 Kia SORENTO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1064124
Internal NHTSA #	10587089
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2011
File date	21/11/11
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Frontal collision at 55 mph, front air bags deployed, but instantaneous side impact from other vehicle resulted in significant impact to the passenger side, broken seat, right side injuries (ribs, back, punctured lung), and the side air bags did not open (failed to deploy) with this side impact. Vehicle was traveling north at 55 mph, and was struck by a westbound truck traveling 35 mpg... Updated 10/08/14 bf updated 3/24/2015 js
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	48000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LYMAN, WY
VIN pattern	5XYKTCA18BGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	21/05/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	55
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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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2011 Kia SORENTO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Kia SORENTO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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