Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2017 KIA Soul

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
266
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
100
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

266 filed
17
Crashes
14
Fires
19
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine
    186
  • Unknown OR Other
    32
  • Electrical System
    18
  • Power Train
    18
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    17
  • AIR Bags
    16
  • Service Brakes
    12
  • Steering
    9

Recalls

1 campaign
22V031000·AIR BAGS2022-01-25

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.

RiskAir bags that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash.

FixDealers 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.

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