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What this official complaint record identifies

ODI 10162145 is an NHTSA complaint identifier associated with a 2005 Kia Rio and the seat belts: rear/other:buckle assembly component category. The normalized incident contains 1 source rows. It is a submitted report, not a verified diagnosis, defect finding, or failure-rate estimate.

make: Kia
year: 2,005
model: Rio
component: SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
odi number: 10162145

SOURCES

NHTSA complaint ODI 10162145National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · primary source

applicability

Reported date and mileage context

The incident date is 2005-09-30 and the filing date is 2006-07-11. The reported failure mileage is not supplied. Dates and mileage are reporter-supplied fields and do not establish when a defect began.

incident date: 2005-09-30
first filed date: 2006-07-11
latest filed date: 2006-07-11

safety

Safety events reported with this complaint

The structured record reports crash: yes; fire: no; injuries: 3; deaths: 1; vehicle towed: no. These fields reflect the submission and are not an independent investigation finding.

death count: 1
injury count: 3
fire reported: No
vehicle towed: No
crash reported: Yes
repaired reported: No

methodology

Model-year and component context

No current normalized model-year/component aggregate is available for comparison. One complaint cannot establish a pattern.

SOURCES

NHTSA datasets and APIsNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · primary source

repair options

How this record should affect your next decision

Because the submitted record includes a crash, fire, or towing flag, treat similar current symptoms conservatively. Stop using an unsafe vehicle and contact a qualified repair shop, dealer, or tow provider. The complaint alone does not identify the needed repair.

recommended channel: shop dealer or tow
diagnosis from complaint: No
part replacement from complaint: No