While on her way from work, my mother was involved in an accident in her 2021 Kia K5 LXS where she was rear ended at a high speed by a driver not paying attention to the road and she ended up hitting the car in front of her. During the accident NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEVELOPED. My mother was hospitalized for a month and do to the SEVERITY OF HER MAJOR INJURIES (rib fractures, a closed fracture of her T7-T8 with loss of sensation and mobility of lower half of body) she passed away from -??Effects Of Blunt Spinal And Rib Cage Trauma.-?? No recalls were noted for this particular model and year until March of 2023 which was way too late.

- Riverside, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2021 Kia K5. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V149000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- San Diego, CA, USA

I was rearended into another vehicle at a speed of about 50mph, then rearended again by and SUV, not one of my 9 airbags deployed.

- Burleson, TX, USA

The contact's son owns a 2021 Kia K5. The contact stated that while her son was driving in the rain at 50 MPH, another vehicle hit her son's vehicle from behind which sent the vehicle into a concrete barrier. The vehicle was sent spinning after it hit the barrier; the vehicle was facing oncoming traffic once it came to a stop. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. The contact's son was not injured and did not seek any medical attention. The other driver fled the scene of the accident. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed independent collision center where it had yet to be inspected or repaired. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.

- Clinton Township, MI, USA

I was traveling 45 mph in my 2021 K5 GT line when an older Toyota Camry crossed my path. I applied brakes but there was no avoiding the collision. I broadsided the Camry at somewhere between 30 and 35 mph. I sustained injuries to both knees, neck and back. Air bags did not deploy. Police, wrecker driver and body shop (in thier previous experiences) all say they are surprised the air bags were not triggered being the fact it was a frontal collision. Another concern is the folding seat behind the driver's side broke free of the latch and folded itself down. That seat has never been folded down or even sat in for that matter, so I know for a fact it was latched. Sad to say my beautiful brand new K5 that I have had for 2 months now has close to $13,000 damage. Most importantly, I am now scared to drive this thing. What if this happens again?

- Willis, TX, USA

Was driving to work on freeway and a deer jumped out in front of car, I hit it between 65-70 mph and not one of the many airbags installed on this brand new car deployed. The police officer at the scene said I'm lucky to be alive.

- North Canton, OH, USA