Side/window Air Bag Problems of Kia Motor Forte

Kia Motor Forte owners have reported 3 problems related to side/window air bag (under the air bag category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Kia Motor Forte based on all problems reported for the Forte.

1 Side/window Air Bag problem of the 2020 Kia Motor Forte

Failure Date: 03/13/2020

I was turning left through a green light onto a city road when a car coming from the left side ran a red light going 50 miles an hour in a 35 miles an hour road, crashing into the side of my car. It hit the front drivers side tire and door, but was hit so hard that my car moved forward about 8 - 10 feet. My car is suppose to have sensor directly where the other person car hit mine but none of the air bags went off. Even though this car is suppose to have side airbags for those types of collisions.

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2 Side/window Air Bag problem of the 2012 Kia Motor Forte

Failure Date: 12/20/2016

On 12/20/16, my oldest daughter was following my youngest daughter to have breakfast. My oldest daughter drives a 2012 kia Forte. My youngest daughter was at a red light with my kia-driving daughter directly behind. The light turned green, and for some reason the youngest did not go. My oldest took her foot off the brake and "tapped" the car in front of her. The kia's drive side air bag partially deployed injuring my daughter's hand slightly. She immediately drove it home (with inoperable seat belts due to deployment) and called me. We called the dealership, and they referred us to a body shop where we were given an estimate of ~$2,000 for repair. I inspected both vehicles and could not see any evidence of damage (not even a paint smudge). This was very upsetting as I am now concerned with spurious air bag deployments with this vehicle. Kia claimed that both impact and deceleration are required to deploy the air bag, my question is why did it only partially deploy ? this incident was very similar to parking a car and touching the vehicle in front of it. See photos for deployment, and no damage to front of vehicle.

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3 Side/window Air Bag problem of the 2012 Kia Motor Forte

Failure Date: 12/15/2014

The car got a flat tire while taking a curve and hit a concrete pole. The car was total loss and all the front part was smashed. The steering wheel airbag was the only to deployed but did not deploy all the way, side airbags didn't deployed. Driver got a clavicle fracture.




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