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Kia Sedona Ex Seats Mid/rear Assembly Safety Report | Feb 06, 2008
Reported on Feb 06, 2008
| THE THIRD ROW BACK SEAT FOLDED WITH SUCH FORCE IT THROW ME INTO THE BACK OF THE SEAT IN FRONT OF ME. IT BRUISED MY FACE, MY TEETH CUT THE INSIDE OF MY MOUTH, MY FOREHEAD GOT A LUMP FROM THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT. WE WAS AT MY HOME GETTING READY FOR A TRIP SO IT WAS NOT TIME FOR THE SEAT BELTS. I HAD TO EAT SOFT FOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS, USE PEROXIDE MOUTHWASH FOR THE SORES AND USE ICE PACKS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I CONTACTED KIA TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM STATING THAT IF THIS HAD BEEN A SMALL CHILD (I WEIGH 120) THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SOME SERIOUS FACIAL DAMAGE. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE BACK OF THE SEAT FOLDING SO HARD AND THEY ASKED FOR ME TO SEND A FEW PICTURES OF MY FACE. AFTER VIEWING THE PICTURES I RECEIVED A CALL FROM KIA TO VERIFY MY ADDRESS FOR THEM TO SEND ME $100 TO 'MAYBE TAKE MY HUSBAND OUT TO DINNER'. I DECLINED SUCH AN OFFER AFTER THE 13 DAYS I'D BEEN THROUGH. I EXPLAINED MY CONCERN ABOUT SOMEONE GETTING HURT FROM THIS HAPPENING AGAIN AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAD TOLD ME TO REPORT THIS FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION BECAUSE THEY WERE LIABLE FOR ANY INJURIES. THE KIA REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME TO 'MAKE SURE I WARN ANYBODY THAT SEATS IN ANY OF THE BACK SEATS THAT THE BACK PART OF THE SEAT COULD FOLD WITH FORCE.' I SUGGESTED KIA BUY MY VAN SO THEY COULD REALLY FIND OUT WHY THIS HAPPENED AND THAT IT COULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD EVER USED THE THIRD ROW OF SEATS AND HAD NO IDEA THE SEATS FOLDED SO FAST AND HARD. KIA DECLINED TO BUY MY VAN THEN OFFERED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VAN CHECKED OUT AT MY EXPENSE. *TR | |
| Make: | Kia |
| Model: | Sedona Ex |
| Manufactured by: | HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 1 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | ROCKINGHAM NC |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | KNDUP131926 |
| Mileage: | 10200 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | U |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | TOYOTA KIA OF PINEHURST |
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