Year · Make · Model

2018 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.

NCAP safety

Overall

Frontal

Side

Rollover

Consumer complaints

203 filed

14

Crashes

14

Fires

12

Injuries reported

1

Fatalities reported

What people complain about

Engine
128
Power Train
29
Unknown OR Other
27
Electrical System
16
AIR Bags
11
FUEL/PROPULSION System
10
Vehicle Speed Control
7
Engine AND Engine Cooling
7

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.