Air Bag Related Problems of the 2012 Kia Motor Sportage

Table 1 shows three common air bag related problems of the 2012 Kia Motor Sportage. The number one most common problem is related to the air bag not deploy (two problems). The second most common problem is related to the side/window air bag (one problem).

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Kia Motor Sportage


Recently reported Air Bag problems of the 2012 Kia Motor Sportage

The Air Bag Not Deploy problem

I was pulling out into traffic and did not see a car due their headlights were not on. We hit and none of my air back deployed the whole front of my car was smashed and I hit my head on the dorr jam and my vehicle has side air bags also. I have contacted kia and intially got a case # and stuff.   Read details...

The Side/window Air Bag problem

I was exiting the highway onto a median divided street that runs east/west. I was stopped at the light, in a double turn lane, once the light turned green I proceeded to turn west going about 5 mph, immediately I was hit by a woman to the left of me in the parallel turn lane in my front driver side   Read details...

The Air Bag problem

Was driving and the airbag inflated, the brakes locked up. Then started smelling gas and smoke   Read details...


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