Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems of the 2014 Kia Motor RIO

One problem related to front air bag sensor control has been reported for the 2014 Kia Motor RIO. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2014 Kia Motor RIO based on all problems reported for the 2014 RIO.

1 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

Failure Date: 09/13/2015

I was involved in a front to rear car accident. My kia did not have enough time to brake when the vehicle in front of me (a Honda) stopped suddenly. During the incident my kia hit the Honda's rear twice (two impact moments) - after the first impact in a moment of panic I hit the gas pedal instead of the brake and hit the Honda once more. The airbags did not go off (my safety concern/complaint). I was glad the air bags did not go off because the gases they release affect my asthma. However, if there was a passenger with me they may have been injured on the dashboard and I also could have been injured by the steering wheel since the air bags did not go off. The entire front of my kia was ruined: the hood was crumpled, the front bumper came off. The head lights were smashed, and the front sides of the body were cracked out of place. There was a crack in the box attached to the steering wheel as if it was going to open to release the air bags but nothing happened. I am not sure how much stronger the impact needed to be in order to trigger the sensor for the airbags - the impact was pretty intense. I do have images of the impact to my vehicle if it will be helpful to understand why the airbags did not release.


Other Air Bag related problems of the 2014 Kia Motor RIO

Air Bag Not Deploy problems
2
Air Bag problems
1
Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems
1
Side/window Air Bag problems
1


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