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2008 Kia Rondo air bags problems

18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2008 Kia Rondo19% of all complaints for this model year.

18
Air Bags complaints
19%
share of all complaints
75,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
8 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Was in car accident at 55 mph 3 car wreck. Impact with rear of a pick-up truck. Air bags all failed to deploy. Was on highway.

    filed Nov 8, 2019

  • Takata recall-the airbags are not working for passenger. The electrical components do not work for the windows. And one more thing. The handles to open the doors are made of plastic and easily break, so you can no longer open the doors.

    filed Mar 6, 2019

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

Related recalls

Air Bags problems in other Rondo years

YearReportsShare
2009 Rondo1419%
2007 Rondo1614%
Rondo air bags problems by year →

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.