Air bag non-deployment frontal crash

An NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation into Kia vehicles. Closed 2 July 2002.

Investigation
PE02022
Type
Preliminary Evaluation
Opened
12 February 2002
Closed
2 July 2002

What NHTSA investigated

In addition to the december 2001 fatal crash reported to odi that provided the basis for opening PE02-022, kia provided odi 29 additional reports of allegations of non-deployment of the air bag in a crash.no additional fatal crashes are reported.an engineering analysis has been opened to conduct further analysis of the subject vehicle's air bag system.

Vehicles covered

MakeModelModel years
KiaRIO2001

Source

From NHTSA’s investigation file, rebuilt daily. To report a problem with your own vehicle, go to nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem. All open investigations.