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2002 Kia Optima air bags problems

19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2002 Kia Optima18% of all complaints for this model year.

19
Air Bags complaints
18%
share of all complaints
49,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
11 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owned a 2002 kia optima. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle hydroplaned and crashed into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The dealer was not contacted and the manufacturer…

    filed Oct 23, 2017

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2002 kia optima. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.

    filed Oct 7, 2015

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.