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2019 kia soul — Problems, Recalls & Complaints

Aggregated from NHTSA safety recalls and owner complaints. Data updated daily from federal databases.

1
Open Recalls
122
Owner Complaints
12
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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2019 kia soul Safety Recalls (1)

22V03100025/01/2022
AIR BAGS

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Sedona, Soul, Soul EV, 2017-2018 Forte, and 2017 Forte Koup vehicles. The Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) cover may contact a memory chip on the printed circuit board and damage the electrical circuit. Circuit damage may result in deactivated air bags that will not deploy in a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect the ACU, and either update the software or replace the unit, as necessary. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 21, 2022. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC226.

Most Common Problems Reported for 2019 kia soul

ENGINE
51
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
7
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
5
AIR BAGS
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
3
SERVICE BRAKES
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3

Based on 122 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Safety Incident Summary

11
Crash-Involved Complaints
12
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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