The defect
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.
The risk
Air bags that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kia Forte | 2017, 2018 |
| Kia Forte Koup | 2017 |
| Kia Sedona | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Kia Soul | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Kia Soul EV | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Components: AIR BAGS
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 Forte | 2017 | 305 | 3 |
| Kia Forte | 2018 | 136 | 3 |
| Kia Forte Koup | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Kia Sedona | 2017 | 134 | 4 |
| Kia Sedona | 2018 | 49 | 3 |
| Kia Sedona | 2019 | 39 | 2 |
| Kia Soul | 2017 | 272 | 1 |
| Kia Soul | 2018 | 219 | 1 |
| Kia Soul | 2019 | 137 | 1 |
| Kia Soul EV | 2017 | 18 | 3 |
| Kia Soul EV | 2018 | 3 | 3 |
| Kia Soul EV | 2019 | 3 | 3 |
Other air bags recalls in 2022
32 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the air bags; Kia Motors America filed 82 campaigns in all.
| 22V945000 21 Dec 2022 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 22V929000 15 Dec 2022 | General Motors, LLC |
| 22V928000 14 Dec 2022 | Ford Motor Company |
| 22V878000 28 Nov 2022 | Kia America, Inc. |
| 22V873000 23 Nov 2022 | General Motors, LLC |
| 22V843000 15 Nov 2022 | Tesla, Inc. |
| 22V858000 2 Nov 2022 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 22V684000 14 Sept 2022 | Ford Motor Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022