2015 Kia Forte: airbags did not deploy in a crash

Filed Jun 23, 2021 · Airbags · CT · crash · 1 injury

The contact's daughter owned a 2015 Kia Forte. The contact stated while his daughter was driving at 15 MPH, another vehicle going 40 MPH crashed into the passenger front side of the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact stated his daughter sustained whiplash and was taken to the hospital. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a lot, where it was totaled. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 29,000.

Filed Jul 26, 2020 · Airbags, Body · OK · crash · 1 injury

I was driving on a gravel road a little to fast and my car started to slide from side to side I tried to gain control but couldn't and ended up hitting a metal bridge. The air bags did not deploy as they should have. My whole front right in is damaged and the speed I was going the air bags should have went off!.

Filed Sep 9, 2019 · Transmission · 20,568 miles · NE · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia forte. While moving the gear shifter from drive into park, the rpms increased and the vehicle lunged forward on its own, even with the brake pedal depressed. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact was involved in two crashes due to the failure. *on the first occasion, while the contact was attempting to park in a shopping center parking lot, the vehicle was placed into park and then lunged forward and struck a pole. The air bags did not deploy, but there was minor damage to the front end of the vehicle. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. On the second occasion, the same scenario occurred; however, the vehicle crashed into a banking facility at an unknown high rate of speed. The air bags deployed. The authorities were called and police report number: [xxx] was filed. There were no injuries, but all three vehicle occupants were taken to a local hospital to be evaluated. The vehicle was initially towed to kia of lincoln (1145 n 48th st, lincoln, ne 68504, 402‑434‑7000) and then towed to an independent body shop for repairs. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer informed the contact that there were no recalls associated with the failure. The dealer also informed the contact that one of their service technicians had heard of this failure occurring previously. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 20,568. *bf ('parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).')

Filed Nov 9, 2018 · Airbags · 113,000 miles · OH · crash · 1 injury

I was broadsided by a car that ran a stop sign as I was driving through an intersection on a city street. The collision knocked me up onto the curb and into a short block wall. The hit was so hard that it bent the frame of my car at the mid-line and even bent the roof of my vehicle. The airbags never deployed. I was injured in the accident as the hit was so hard and there was nothing to cushion the blow.

Filed Nov 8, 2018 · Airbags · 50,000 miles · MO · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia forte. While the contact was slowly driving into an intersection, the passenger side of the vehicle was crashed into by another vehicle. The side and frontal air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries. A police report was filed and the vehicle was towed away. The vehicle was repaired, but the cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified. The failure mileage was 50,000.

Filed Mar 23, 2018 · Airbags · 28,000 miles · MA · crash

Airbags did not deploy in a single-car front end collision. The driver fell asleep at the wheel on interstate 195 in swansea ma. The car left the roadway to the left at highway speed (approximately 65 MPH) and crashed into the wooded median. The car front end was totally destroyed and the engine compartment crumpled, but the airbags did not deploy. The car was a total loss

Filed Mar 17, 2018 · Airbags · 20,000 miles · OH · crash

Our car was rolled end over end and airbags did not deploy at all. My son was driving swerved to avoid a deer and got into a gravel area and went down a ravine as the car ended up rolling end over end (nose down reer end up so on and so forth) the airbags did not deploy at all. I called kia and they will not explain to me how it was possible airbags didnt deploy.

Filed Jan 17, 2016 · Airbags · 18,000 miles · IL · crash

On 1/15/2016, I hit a massive 10-point buck (deer) head on. It was standing in the middle of the highway, and I drove into it doing 65 MPH. The front of my car sustained significant damage; the entire front end was pushed back and the hood was bent back to the windshield. Yet, my airbag did not deploy. I have worked as a paramedic/ff for over 15 years, and I have worked hundreds of accident scenes. I can tell you right now... This airbag system failed. With the front end damage that my car sustained, that airbag should have deployed immediately. I have reached out to kia with no response, so perhaps the federal safety agency can force kia to fix this. Because I can tell you right now, there are going to be some fatalities if this isn't fixed.

Filed Dec 7, 2015 · Airbags · 24,000 miles · GA · crash · 1 injury

"takata recall" I was traveling at 45 miles per hour when another vehicle made an oncoming left turn into my lane, causing a collision. I hit the other vehicle head on with her front passenger wheel. The airbags did not deploy. Is there a recall on this?

Filed Jan 27, 2015 · Acceleration, Airbags · 1,760 miles · TX · crash

Driver was in middle lane driving around 55 MPH. For some unknown reason, driver lost control of vehicle. Car began flipping while still in the roadway, eventually hit a guard rail and continued flipping. Driver was ejected and killed. Airbags never deployed...updated 11/13/15 *bf .....updated 12/23/15 *bf updated 1/11/2015*js updated 9/17/2017