NHTSA Campaign 22V031000

AIR BAGS

Issued by Kia Motors America · Reported Jan 25, 2022 · 410,619 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Consequence

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

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
KIA FORTE 2017 410,619
KIA FORTE 2018 410,619
KIA FORTE KOUP 2017 410,619
KIA SEDONA 2017 410,619
KIA SEDONA 2018 410,619
KIA SEDONA 2019 410,619
KIA SOUL 2017 410,619
KIA SOUL 2018 410,619
KIA SOUL 2019 410,619
KIA SOUL EV 2017 410,619
KIA SOUL EV 2018 410,619
KIA SOUL EV 2019 410,619

Source: NHTSA Campaign 22V031000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.