2011 Kia Sorento Airbags Problems
NHTSA lists 183 airbag complaints for the 2011 Kia Sorento, 12% of all complaints that year, tied to 19 crashes and 22 injuries. That is the highest airbag complaint share of any Sorento model year in this dataset. No related recall is listed for this component.
- Airbags complaints
- 183
- 12% of 1,517
- Crashes reported
- 19
- Fires reported
- 2
- Injuries reported
- 22
- Median mileage
- 95,300 mi
- Related recalls
- 0
Typical airbag symptoms owners report
- Frontal or angled crashes at highway speeds where front air bags failed to deploy at all.
- Side-impact collisions where curtain or side air bags did not deploy despite direct impact to the door area.
- Rear-end and low-speed collisions in which no air bags deployed, sometimes followed by whiplash or spinal injuries.
- Inadvertent air bag deployment while driving normally, reportedly linked to shifting into two-wheel drive.
- Airbag warning light staying on, traced by owners to a faulty clock spring component.
- Air bag deployment reported to cause facial or head lacerations from an object ejected during deployment.
When 2011 Kia Sorento airbag complaints were filed
First complaint Apr 20, 2011, latest Aug 11, 2026.
Airbags recalls for the 2011 Kia Sorento
No safety recalls on record for this model year.
Airbags complaints by Sorento model year
Raw complaint counts per model year; newer years have had less time to accumulate complaints.
Frequently asked questions
- How many airbag complaints does the 2011 Kia Sorento have?
- NHTSA lists 183 airbag complaints for the 2011 Kia Sorento, making up 12% of all 1,517 complaints filed for that model year.
- Is there a recall for 2011 Kia Sorento airbags?
- No related recall is listed in the data for the airbag component on the 2011 Kia Sorento.
- Did the airbag issue cause injuries or crashes?
- Yes. NHTSA data shows 19 crashes, 2 fires, and 22 injuries connected to airbag complaints on the 2011 Kia Sorento.
- At what mileage do airbag problems typically show up?
- The median mileage at failure reported for airbag complaints on the 2011 Kia Sorento is 95,300 miles.
- Is the 2011 Sorento worse than other years for airbag complaints?
- Yes, relative to other Sorento model years. The 2011 model's 12% airbag complaint share is higher than every later year listed, including 9% in 2012 and 6% in 2013.