I was involved in a 45mph head on collision. The other car was a chevy cobalt. She had run a stop sign and hit us in the front. I was the passenger in the kia both me and the driver of the kia were forced into the windshield and he hit his off the steering wheel as well. Neither of the airbags in my car went off. But both the airbags in the cobalt did. My car was also called a total with damage done to the front bumper and framing. Two mechanics that looked at the car could not believe that the airbags did not deploy.
2001 Kia Rio: airbags did not deploy in a crash
6 of the 223 complaints about the 2001 Kia Rio describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
While driving 40 MPH consumer's vehicle collided with the vehicle in front. Upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy. Driver sustained major injuries. Vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection.
Vehicle skids repeatedly, during normal operation. Handles poorly. Air bags did not deploy after head on collision.
The vehicle was involved in an accident where the dual airbags didn't deploy. The dealer had been notified. Scc
While driving consumer was invovled in an accident, most of the damage was front side passenger side. In result the vehicle was totaled. Airbags did not deploy. Please provide additional information. Ts
Consume r was traveling at a normal speed and vehicle was hit from the side. Upon impact,driver's side airbag didn't deploy.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2001 Kia Rio no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2001 Kia Rio?
6 of 223 owner complaints about the 2001 Kia Rio (3%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2001 Kia Rio?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2001 Kia Rio
Stalling 29Check engine light 21Airbag light 15Fire or smoke 12Door locks 10Grinding brakes 6Fuel pump 5
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