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2002 Kia Rio seat belts problems

Owners reported seat belts problems in 16 complaints for the 2002 Kia Rio, 9% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
16 9% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
6 and 0
Injuries and deaths
7 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 6 crashes, 7 injuries.

What owners wrote

While driving at 65/70 MPH on the freeway, the vehicle was involved in an accident, the air bags failed to deploy, and the seat belts did not restrain the occupants in the vehicle.

Reported at 27,000 miles, May 2003 CrashInjury

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 kia rio. The contact stated that the driver side front seat belt would not buckle and the passenger side front seat belt anchor fell apart. The driver side front door lock would not unlock with the key or from the inside of the door. Kia was contacted and stated that there was nothing they could do. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 175,000. The current mileage was approximately 182,000. The VIN was unknown. Updated 11/05/10.

Reported at 182,000 miles, February 2010

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