After T-boning a Toyota Prius, my air bag did not go off and my driver seat belt did not lock. As a result, I suffered a collapsed right lung, my left hand punched the windshield fracturing my wrist and had to have surgery from that. Also suffered my 7th right rib fractured. There was no warning lamps and no shop or dealer mentioned any of the malfunctions.
2014 Kia Forte seat belts problems
14 complaints (3% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 66,000. 4 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 14
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 66,000
- crashes
- 4
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Front: buckle assembly1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Kia Forte seat belts problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2014 Kia Forte owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
The contact owns a 2014 Kia Forte. The contact stated that while buckling the driver's side front seat belt buckle, the front driver's seat belt buckle failed to lock securely as intended. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with front driver's side seat belt buckle failure. The contact was informed that the front driver's side seat belt buckle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 198,000.
Seatbelt comes undone I have to hold it or it will unbuckle randomly.
There was a car accident car was totaled my wife was stuck in the seat the seat belt broke would not unlatch they had to cut her out. There not supposed to break. What if the car cought fire?
The driver side seatbelt keeps unbuckling, this is after checking to make sure it is fastened completely, I have to keep checking the belt throughout the driving period to ensure it is latched. What if all my belts do this, and when my kids are in the car and if a wreck occurs and they fail to protect us? There were multiple incidents when it came unclipped was when I was doing 15mph and up to 60mph.
In May 2021 my daughter was in a bad car accident while driving my 2014 Kia Forte. The airbags did not go off and the seatbelts never tightened. Fortunately her and her passenger were not seriously injured and only received bruises on their knees and sore necks. There was so much damage to the front end of the car it was totaled by our insurance company. No warning lights were seen that day or even prior to the accident showing that the airbags weren't working properly. My car was not part of 6/18/18 Kia Forte recall#SC165 for airbags and seatbelts. The recall was for Kia Forte 2010-2013. While my Kia was a 2014, I did take possess of it in 2013. Starting in January 2014 I brought the car back to the dealership many times because of all the electric issues I was having with it. Since the dealership could not replicate the codes while the car was there Kia refused to look into or fix the problems. Electrical issues included doors not unlocking, doors not being able to be opened from inside or outside, windows not opening, headlights coming on while the car was parked, emergency flashers turning on without pushing the button, while driving traction/anti-slide light came on without a reason.
Seat air bag detection is on, went off then came back on
The seat belt light will come on and stay on even if nobody is in the seat. It will shut off randomly and will come back on a few minutes later. The light looks like somebody sitting in the seat with a buckle on.
2014 kia forte: vehicle will be stationary, in motion, or turning and the airbag light will turn on and off randomly, it has been staying on in the past few days. Dealership stated "airbag needs replacing, because in an accident airbag will not deploy" this car is only 5 years old with one owner less than 75,000 miles on it. Something is not right with how the airbag was installed by kia manufactures.
The car has a design flaw that allows rain to soak the seats, seat belts, and entire truck creating black mold in the spare tire compartment, mold in side the car on the seats and seat belts. The car does not have to be moving in order for the rain to enter the car. I have had my car detailed multiple times along with cleaning the mold out of the car myself. Since owning the car since 2014 I have stayed sick and I only found out last month how my seats were getting soaked. The entire backseat and trunk need to be replaced from the mold and rust from the leak. Attached are photos of the back seat after a rain.
Questions about the 2014 Kia Forte seat belts
Does the 2014 Kia Forte have seat belts problems?
Owners have filed 14 complaints about the seat belts of the 2014 Kia Forte, 3% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2014 Kia Forte seat belts problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 66,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2014 Kia Forte seat belts?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
Other 2014 Kia Forte problems
Engine 220Steering 64Airbags 63Electrical 57Brakes 28Fuel system 25Lights 22Body 18Transmission 18Acceleration 14Driver assistance 13Tires 12Wheels 11Seats 8Suspension 5Visibility 4
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