2004 Kia Spectra: airbags did not deploy in a crash

7 of the 71 complaints about the 2004 Kia Spectra describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.

owner complaints: 7
of this car's complaints: 10%
typical mileage: 50,719
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year

2009
12
2008
15
2007
7
2006
17
2005
15
2004
7
2003
9
2002
16
2001
4
2000
2

What owners say

Filed Aug 6, 2017 · Airbags, Brakes · WV · crash

Tamara recall; there was an accident about ten cars in front of me. I seen everyone start hitting there brakes so I started applying mine. Then I realized everyone had come to a stop so I applied on my brakes even harder and they locked up and I slid about 15 ft. And hit a truck in the rear end still going about 35 MPH. It shoved the front end of my car back quite a bit but yet my airbags never deployed.

Filed Dec 1, 2008 · Airbags · 55,000 miles · TN · crash

Black ice on roads I ended up turned upside down in a six foot ditch. Car has been totaled. No air bags deployed. Upset that a crash like that the air bags would not deploy. What is the protocol for something like this?

Filed Jul 3, 2008 · Airbags · 70,000 miles · OK · crash

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.

Filed May 25, 2008 · Airbags · 50,719 miles · TX · crash · 2 injuries

Kia air bags did not deploy during front crash impact of about 40 MPH.

Filed Dec 29, 2005 · Airbags · 15,000 miles · CO · crash

Dt: the contact's daughter was driving at 40 MPH and she ran a stop sign. She hit another vehicle head on. Upon impact, the air bags did not deploy. Seat belts were in use. The vehicle was totaled. The manufacturer was contacted.

Filed Oct 11, 2005 · Airbags, Seat belts · 18,000 miles · AZ · crash · 1 injury

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.

Filed Jul 8, 2005 · Airbags · 100 miles · TX · crash

Dt: 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.