2007 Kia Spectra: airbags did not deploy in a crash

7 of the 152 complaints about the 2007 Kia Spectra describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.

owner complaints: 7
of this car's complaints: 5%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 3 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 Dec 19, 2018 · Airbags, Body · 140,000 miles · CA · crash · 2 injuries

The 2007 kia spectra was in motion on the highway and was in an accident with major impact. The airbag did not deploy. The kia hit another car and had major damages.

Filed Mar 10, 2014 · Airbags · 80,000 miles · FL · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 kia spectra. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, she drove over a road bump that caused her to lose control of the vehicle and crash into a tree. All of the air bags failed to deploy. No injuries were reported. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 80,000.

Filed Nov 2, 2012 · Airbags, Seat belts · NY · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 kia spectra. The contact stated that the driver was traveling at unknown speeds and crashed into another vehicle. Upon impact, the air bags failed to deploy and the seat belt failed to prevent the driver from striking the steering wheel. The contact's vehicle was pushed under the second vehicle involved in the crash. The driver sustained injuries to the eye, fifth vertebrae and a collapsed lung. The police were contacted and a report was filed. The driver was transported to the hospital via ambulance and remained hospitalized for approximately 20 days before passing. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who later diagnosed the vehicle. The results determined that the air bag sensor was not impacted due to the positioning of the vehicle in the crash. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Aug 7, 2012 · Airbags, Body · 112,000 miles · IN · crash

Car took me off the side of the road and straight into a tree dead center roughly going 35 miles an hour. Air bags did not deploy!!!! Hit my head on steering wheel. And now trying to figure out if it was the dealership selling defective cars or if its kia defect. Not understanding this whole airbag does not deploy thing because the safety graph explains 0-8 MPH airbags will never go off 8-14 MPH airbags are possible but not likely 14-above airbags should deploy always.

Filed Jan 24, 2012 · Airbags · WI · crash · 2 injuries

2007 kia spectra. Consumer states airbags did not deploy during collision *tgw the consumer stated he was driving 15 MPH and was rear ended by another vehicle, who was traveling at 70 MPH. The consumer stated his vehicle was equipped with front and side air bags and none of them deployed.

Filed Feb 12, 2010 · Airbags · 40,000 miles · PA · crash · 1 injury

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 kia spectra. The contact stated that the patch of ice on the road caused her to crash into the guard rail while driving 65 MPH. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was completely destroyed. She sustained injuries to her head when she hit it on the steering wheel and became unconscious. A police report is available if needed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The failure mileage was 40,000.

Filed Sep 29, 2007 · Airbags · NC · crash · 2 injuries

I had a 2007 kia spectra. My daughter was going to washington to help her husband fix up an apartment for them to move in. I suggested to my daughter that she could take my car since it was new and more reliable. I received a call about 12:30 am. She told me that someone stopped quickly in front of her and she veered to keep from hitting her. She said that when she did something happened with the car and she lost control. She ended getting hit from behind and pushed into another vehicle. Sandwiching the car in the middle. I might would have thought that it was human error on her part. But, the air bags did not even deploy. This tells me that something was horribly wrong with my car and my daughter was blessed to have been able to walk away from the accident. My car was a total loss and the insurance adjuster told me there was nothing salvageable from this car. I told him that I felt that it was strange that both the front and back of the car was crushed and the air bags did not deploy. This tells me something was terribly wrong. Can you look into this for me. Thank you for your time and consideration.