Two problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 2019 Kia Motor RIO. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2019 Kia Motor RIO based on all problems reported for the 2019 RIO.
Tl- the contact owns a 2019 kia Rio, the contact stated that while his daughter was driving 42 mph, while in the left lane to go straight. Another vehicle was in the turning lane to make a left turn, the vehicle made a right turned instead and crashed into the vehicle left front tire causing the tire to explode with impact. The driver lose control of the vehicle, the other vehicle pushed the vehicle at high speed, the vehicle landed into a ditch and came to a stop. As a result, the driver hit her head against the steering wheel. The air bag failed to deploy. The driver sustained back, arm head, foot and right wrist injuries that required medical attention. The other driver did not sustained injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact residenced. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for a diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 36,000. Aw.
Tl- the contact owned a 2019 kia Rio. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, while on the right lane, another vehicle turn from the center lane the contact barely had time to depressed the brake pedal and was in a head on collision, the air bag failed to deploy. As a result the contact sustained neck shoulder right foot and left knee injuries that required medical attention. The contact was not aware of the driver from the other vehicle sustaining injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The contact called cavenaugh kia dealer, located at 3315 stadium blvd, jonesboro, ar 72404, (870) 933-8888, and informed the dealer the vehicle he just purchased was destroyed, the dealer asked the contact did the air bag deploy, the contact responded that the air bag did not deploy. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided a case number: 13159355. The approximate failure mileage was 105. Aw.