Front Air Bag problems of the 1999 Kia Motor Sephia

Five problems related to front air bag have been reported for the 1999 Kia Motor Sephia. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 08/22/2002

Front crash at 15 mph and neither airbag deployed. Driver hit head on steering wheel, and passenger's head hit windshield. Damage to vehicle unknown at this time.

2 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 01/25/2001

Consumer was traveling 35mph and another vehicle crashed into wheel well on passenger's right side. Upon impact, airbags didn't deploy. Dealer suggested that onsumer call NHTSA. They didn't offer to inspect vehicle. Consumer was contacting manufacturer to insist that they inspect vehicle.

3 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 01/06/2000

Vehicle was in an accident, and air bags didn't deploy.

4 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 09/25/1999

During frontal 65 mph impact front passenger seat back broke and jammed forward, no deployment of both air bags resulting in injury. Mjs.

5 Front Air Bag problem

The vehicle was in a frontal collision while driving 45 mph but none of the air bags deployed upon impact. The vehicle was totaled.


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