The defect
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Soul and Soul electric vehicles manufactured July 21, 2013, to January 8, 2015. A section of the accelerator pedal may bend and fracture.
The risk
If the vehicle has a bent or broken accelerator pedal, the driver may have difficulty accelerating the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Kia will notify owners, and dealers will add a supporting rubber underneath the pedal stopper, free of charge. The recall began on March 24, 2015. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC116.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kia Soul | 2014, 2015 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kia Soul | 2014 | 902 | 5 |
| Kia Soul | 2015 | 902 | 4 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2015
7 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the vehicle speed control; Kia Motors America filed 82 campaigns in all.
| 15V776000 20 Nov 2015 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 15V507000 12 Aug 2015 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 15V206000 7 Apr 2015 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 15V152000 16 Mar 2015 | Ducati North America |
| 15V089000 13 Feb 2015 | Kia Motors America |
| 15V029000 23 Jan 2015 | TOR Truck Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015