Air Bag Related Problems of the 2011 Kia Motor RIO

Table 1 shows three common air bag related problems of the 2011 Kia Motor RIO. The number one most common problem is related to the air bag not deploy (three problems). The second most common problem is related to the air bag (two problems).

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Kia Motor RIO


Recently reported Air Bag problems of the 2011 Kia Motor RIO

The Air Bag Not Deploy problem

My son was involved in an accident where he rear ended the car in front of him at approximately 35 to 40 mph. The airbag in the steering wheel did not deploy!! luckily he was wearing his seat belt and suffered bruising on his hip and shoulder. I would like to know why the airbags did not deploy.   Read details...

The Air Bag problem

As I was driving straight through an intersection of which I had a green light, the vehicle coming the opposite way through the intersection failed to yield and took a left turn hitting me head-on. We were each going between 30-35 miles per hour.   Read details...

The Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

The contact owns a 2011 kia Rio. The contact stated that the air bag warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the passenger seat air bag sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure.   Read details...


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