Side/window Air Bag problems of the 2012 Kia Motor Sportage

One problem related to side/window air bag has been reported for the 2012 Kia Motor Sportage. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Kia Motor Sportage based on all problems reported for the 2012 Sportage.

1 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 03/12/2014

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 quarter panel. Her car hit at nearly a 90 degree angle with enough impact to rock the Sportage, it buckled the hood and knocked off several of the grill panels. Not until I moved the car and exited did I realize that there was a third car involved that impacted the car that hit me driving her into my car with enough force that her windows shatter and bent her front wheel in. Her airbags employed in her vm jetta convertible, in addition, to the roll bars deploying. I am concerned that none of my front and/or side airbags deployed during the crash. My passenger and myself sustained bruising from the impact and seat belt restraint. Why didn't the bags deploy? it would appear they are defective?.


Other Air Bag related problems of the 2012 Kia Motor Sportage

Air Bag Not Deploy problems
2
Side/window Air Bag problems
1
Air Bag problems
1


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