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2000 Kia Sephia airbags problems

The 2000 Kia Sephia has 32 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

32

Airbags complaints

7%

Share of year

25

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Sephia airbags complaints by model year39 complaints1994: 1 complaints1995: 5 complaints1996: 11 complaints1997: 32 complaints1998: 31 complaints1999: 39 complaints2000: 32 complaints2001: 21 complaints2002: 1 complaints2003: 1 complaints
Sephia airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, HITTING VEHICLE HEAD ON INTO OTHER VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED NECK & HEAD INJURIES. A SERVICE OPERATOR THROUGH MANUFACTURER'S HOTLINE CONFIRMED THAT GOING AT 35MPH IMPACT AND HITTING ANOTHER…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · March 18, 2001 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2000 Kia Sephia have?

NHTSA has 32 complaints about the 2000 Kia Sephia airbags — 7% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.