Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems of the 2007 Kia Motor Spectra

Passenger side OCS sensor failing.

The contact owns a 2007 kia Spectra. The contact stated that the passenger seat pressure sensor for the air bag remained illuminated, even when the passenger seat was unoccupied. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 125,000.

Front passenger seat air bag sensor is defective. Weight sensor on dash will not work and the air bag symbol is turned on the dash.

Air bag sensor light comes on and off randomly. Will stay on for weeks then go off. Has happened since purchase of car.

Airbags; frontal; sensor/control module: passenger airbag seat sensor malfunction. The center console passenger seat airbag (yellow occupancy) on/off light would illuminate interment when passenger sat in passenger seat regardless of speed or motion, I. E. , shortly after engine startup through shutdown (should have been no light illuminated with passenger in seat). The problem started mid July 2012 and continued intermittently over the next 6 months until the red airbag inoperative light (in the speedometer cluster) came on and remained illuminated in late Dec 2012. Aprox weight of three passengers who frequented the passenger seat over the 6 month period) were 135, 150 and 215 lbs respectively. Passenger (seat) airbag sensor malfunction was confirmed (diagnosed and isolated) by holmes automotive of fort walton beach FL, on 24 Dec 2012. Believe identical problem as NHTSA campaign id nbr 12v244000.

Experiencing same problem as below, believe that sensors are identical parts, request assistance to include all kia models produced during this time period that are experiencing same problem. Problem verified by colonial kia, colonial heights, va as seat sensor on 6 Jul 12. Nhtsa has issued the following safety recall: make: kia model: rio model year: 2007 manufacturer: Kia Motors corporation mfr's report date: may 29, 2012 NHTSA campaign id number: 12v244000 NHTSA action number: n/a component: air bags:frontal:sensor/control module.

Right front seat air bag sensor, dealer states none of the air bags will deploy in a collision because of this sensor.

Had a major accident with my vehicle, in which the car accelerated and I crashed into a tree. The sensor in front of the car didn't open the front airbag in the steering wheel at all. Thank god I was wearing my seat belt, it kept me from crash head on through the wind shield. I was seriously injured and had to be taken to the hospital. When I called the kia dealership about what had happen to the car and the defect of the airbags not opening up, the service department manager got very nasty with me, like they didn't want to take responsibility for there products. That's the reason why I'm filing this complaint against kia. I could have receive more serious injuries in what I have or worse, I could have been killed.