Seat Belt Related Problems of the 2001 Kia Motor Optima

Table 1 shows five common seat belt related problems of the 2001 Kia Motor Optima. The number one most common problem is related to the seat belt (three problems). The second most common problem is related to the front seat belt (two problems).

Table 1. Seat Belt related problems of Kia Motor Optima


Recently reported Seat Belt problems of the 2001 Kia Motor Optima

The Seat Belt problem

My air bag light has been on and I've check everything and my seat belt don't lock when its on and the light to the seat belt goes off contented, I've tried to go to the dealer to have them fix my airbags and senses I don't have recall on it they won't fix it ,the air bag is very important and so   Read details...

The Front Seat Belt problem

My son hit a truck from behind at 35mph. He was driving my 2001 kia Optima. The seatbelts did not lock when hit the brakes and the air bags did not deploy. My son (driver) hit the steering wheel and windshield. The passenger in our car hit the windshield.   Read details...

The Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

I was involved in a crash on Nov 02. I was broadsided by a truck (f150 type veh. ) in an intersection. As a result, my roof bowed and the entire drivers side from wheel well to wheel well was caved in like a half moon. The frame was pinned up against the drivers seat.   Read details...


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