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5 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.
Kia is recalling 2015-2019 Soul EV vehicles with E400 batteries because an electrical short-circuit could cause a fire. Owners should contact Kia for a free software update or battery replacement.
Kia is recalling 2014-2016 Soul and Soul EV vehicles because a pinion plug defect may allow the pinion gear to separate, potentially causing loss of steering and increasing crash risk.
Kia is recalling 2015-2019 Soul EV vehicles because a damaged parking mechanism may cause unintended movement. Dealers will update software to fix the issue.
Kia is recalling specific 2017-2019 models because a defect may prevent air bags from deploying in a crash.
Kia is recalling 2015-2016 Soul EVs because the parking mechanism may be damaged if the driver shifts to Park before the vehicle stops, potentially causing unintended movement.
Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.
Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.
Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.
Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.