2001 Kia Sportage air bags problems
20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2001 Kia Sportage — 9% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Used car dealer sold a car with electrical problems on 7/3/10. July 5, 2010, they fixed the back 2 windows causing car alarm to go off when you get in and when you get out, they disabled the car alarm now causing the air bag light to be on all the time, the door don't sound when you open it, the…”
filed Jul 27, 2010
“2001 kia sportage with no airbag. Customer stated that the dealership took the driver side airbag out before they sold the vehicle. *kb the consumer realized the air bag was missing when she went to use the horn and found the leather was not firm, and when she pressed harder, it left a circular…”
filed Nov 9, 2007
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Sportage years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Sportage | 1 | 2% |
| 2024 Sportage | 3 | 5% |
| 2023 Sportage | 11 | 6% |
| 2022 Sportage | 2 | 4% |
| 2021 Sportage | 1 | 2% |
| 2020 Sportage | 3 | 2% |
| 2019 Sportage | 3 | 4% |
| 2018 Sportage | 1 | 1% |
| 2017 Sportage | 16 | 4% |
| 2016 Sportage | 5 | 4% |
| 2015 Sportage | 5 | 3% |
| 2014 Sportage | 3 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2001 Kia Sportage
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.