Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2000 Kia Sephia has 27 NHTSA airbags complaints and 0 airbags-related recalls.
27
Complaints
0
Recalls
25
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2014 | AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | NEARLY FATAL CAR ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE BREAKS DID NOT LOCK UP. *TR |
| Mar 12, 2011 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 KIA SEPHIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED... |
| Feb 7, 2009 | AIR BAGS | MY WIFE OWNS A 2000 KIA SEPHIA,WE WERE IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 40MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLO... |
| Aug 16, 2008 | AIR BAGS | HIT A LIGHT POLE/AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE. *TR |
| Oct 15, 2007 | AIR BAGS | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 KIA SEPHIA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 20 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED ... |
| Jul 26, 2005 | AIR BAGS | DT: 2000 KIA SEPHIA. CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON JULY 26, 2005 WHEN A DEER RAN IN FRONT O... |
| Jun 29, 2005 | AIR BAGS | MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN A DEER CROSSED AND WAS HIT BY OUR VEHICLE. THE CAR HIT T... |
| Jun 25, 2004 | AIR BAGS | WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT,... |
| Apr 22, 2004 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS THE PASSENGER I ALSO WAS THE OWNER OF THE CAR. KIA SOPHIA 2... |
| Sep 24, 2003 | AIR BAGS | WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WITHOUT PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE AN... |
| Aug 30, 2003 | AIR BAGS | I WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH MY LITTLE GIRL (4 YRS OLD) SITTING IN HER CAR SEAT WHEN ALL OF... |
| Aug 18, 2003 | AIR BAGS | AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. *AK |
| Dec 19, 2002 | AIR BAGS | WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A FRONT END COLLISION AND DRIVERS NOR PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING IN... |
| Oct 26, 2002 | AIR BAGS | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HIT IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING ... |
| Feb 24, 2002 | AIR BAGS | WHILE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 35 TO 40 MPH RAN A RED LIGHT, AND HIT CONSU... |
| Jun 26, 2001 | AIR BAGS | WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IM... |
| Jun 1, 2001 | AIR BAGS | THE CONSUMER STATES DURING THREE ACCIDENTS, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ON ONE OCCASION A CONSUMER WAS ... |
| Mar 18, 2001 | AIR BAGS | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, HITTING ... |
| Jan 8, 2001 | AIR BAGS | VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM REAR AT 50 MPH, FORCED INTO A SPIN SEVERAL TIMES, AND INTO A CONCRETE FRONTA... |
| Dec 13, 2000 | AIR BAGS | THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED IN THE REAR WHILE STOPPED. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO ONCOMIN... |