Kia Soul

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Coverage held for this vehicle

  • OFFICIAL ACTION 49 US Recalls
  • MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 2,081 Manufacturer Bulletins
  • INVESTIGATION 34 Investigations
  • CONSUMER REPORT 10,990 Consumer Complaints
  • CANADIAN RECALL 103 Canada Recalls

These are counts of distinct official records held locally. They are not combined into any score, and a record count is not a failure rate. A zero means no record is held here, not that none exists.

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

  • 25V099000 2025-02-17

    Recall 25V099000

    Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Seltos and Soul vehicles. The piston oil rings may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in engine damage.

    Recorded model years: 2021, 2022, 2023

  • 25V099000 2025-02-17

    Recall 25V099000

    Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Seltos and Soul vehicles. The piston oil rings may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in engine damage.

    Recorded model years: 2021

  • 25V099000 2025-02-17

    Recall 25V099000

    Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Seltos and Soul vehicles. The piston oil rings may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in engine damage.

    Recorded model years: 2022

Showing 3 of 49 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

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Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

  • 11035410 2026-07-29

    TSB_ELE425

    TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: FRONT VIEW CAMERA REPLACEMENT (CA2605) - This bulletin provides information to replace the front view camera on certain 2023-2024MY Soul (SK3) vehicles produced from March 15, 2022, through March 23, 2024. The affected vehicles may exhibit various warning lights illuminated on the instrument cluster accompanied by DTC C272246.

    Recorded model years: 2023

  • 11035410 2026-07-29

    TSB_ELE425

    TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: FRONT VIEW CAMERA REPLACEMENT (CA2605) - This bulletin provides information to replace the front view camera on certain 2023-2024MY Soul (SK3) vehicles produced from March 15, 2022, through March 23, 2024. The affected vehicles may exhibit various warning lights illuminated on the instrument cluster accompanied by DTC C272246.

    Recorded model years: 2024

  • 11035410 2026-07-29

    TSB_ELE425

    TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: FRONT VIEW CAMERA REPLACEMENT (CA2605) - This bulletin provides information to replace the front view camera on certain 2023-2024MY Soul (SK3) vehicles produced from March 15, 2022, through March 23, 2024. The affected vehicles may exhibit various warning lights illuminated on the instrument cluster accompanied by DTC C272246.

    Recorded model years: 2023, 2024

Showing 3 of 2,081 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

  • AQ25001 2025-08-06

    Kia 25V099 Piston Oil Ring Recall Effectiveness

    On August 6, 2025, the Office of Defect Investigation (ODI) opened Audit Query (AQ) 25001 to assess the implementation of Kia America, Inc.’s (Kia) remedy program for Safety Recall 25V099, involving incorrectly manufactured piston oil rings which may damage the engine causing a loss of motive power or fire. This AQ was opened in response to consumer complaints alleging of…

    Recorded model years: 2023

  • AQ25001 2025-08-06

    Kia 25V099 Piston Oil Ring Recall Effectiveness

    On August 6, 2025, the Office of Defect Investigation (ODI) opened Audit Query (AQ) 25001 to assess the implementation of Kia America, Inc.’s (Kia) remedy program for Safety Recall 25V099, involving incorrectly manufactured piston oil rings which may damage the engine causing a loss of motive power or fire. This AQ was opened in response to consumer complaints alleging of…

    Recorded model years: 2022

  • AQ25001 2025-08-06

    Kia 25V099 Piston Oil Ring Recall Effectiveness

    On August 6, 2025, the Office of Defect Investigation (ODI) opened Audit Query (AQ) 25001 to assess the implementation of Kia America, Inc.’s (Kia) remedy program for Safety Recall 25V099, involving incorrectly manufactured piston oil rings which may damage the engine causing a loss of motive power or fire. This AQ was opened in response to consumer complaints alleging of…

    Recorded model years: 2021, 2022, 2023

Showing 3 of 34 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

  • 2025083 2025-02-18

    Transport Canada recall 2025083

    Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

    Recorded model years: 2022

  • 2025083 2025-02-18

    Transport Canada recall 2025083

    Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

    Recorded model years: 2021, 2022

  • 2025083 2025-02-18

    Transport Canada recall 2025083

    Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

    Recorded model years: 2021

Showing 3 of 103 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

10,990 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.

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