This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Front end collision, airbag did not deploy. 2004 Kia Spectra. It was hit by a truck at approx. 55 mph in the left front corner pushing everything into the motor area and the airbag did not deploy.
I had no indication that my seat belt or airbag were faulty. While driving at 40 mph I struck a car that turned left directly in front of me. My seat belt failed to lock and I was lifted out of the seat and hit my head, shoulder, and hip on the left side of my car. The airbag did not inflate. The insurance adjuster could not believe that the airbag didn't inflate considering the force of the impact.
The consumer's attorney stated that during a frontal crash the airbags did not deploy. There was a front end collision into three cement culverts. There was a police report filed. The consumer's son was driving and he passed away. A lawsuit was filed against the manufacturer, but they did not have any information as to why the airbags did not deploy.
- Salado, TX, USA
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On an impact with another vehicle on the front end of this new car at approximately 40 miles and hour, the air bag on the drivers side failed to deploy.
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- Thornton, CO, USA