general problems of the 2011 Kia Motor Optima Hybrid

Tl the contact owns a 2011 kia Optima Hybrid. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18v363000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Smithtown kia (726 middle county rd, st james, NY) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was made aware of the contact's concern with driving a vehicle with a safety defect. The manufacturer offered no further assistance was offered. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Kh.

Tl takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 kia Optima Hybrid. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18v363000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Smithtown kia (726 middle country rd, st james, NY 11780, (631) 724-8008) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

While travelling at approximately 50 - 55 mph on a highway a deer had ran across the road, in order to avoid a collision head on with the deer I took an evasive maneuver and unfortunately collided with the guardrail on the drivers side at approximately 40 - 50 mph. Impacting the entire drivers side of my vehicle. However, no airbag deployment occurred with side curtain airbags and vehicle is now considered a total loss for insurance purposes due to damage and as well as a possible airbag system malfunction in the vehicle.