# Recalls that may apply to the 2011 Kia Soul A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups. ## United States (NHTSA), as of 2026-10-19 - [23V652000](/recalls/nhtsa/23V652000.md), 2023-09-25: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE. Kia America, Inc. \(Kia\) is recalling certain 2010\-2019 Borrego, 2014\-2016 Cadenza, 2010\-2013 Forte, Forte Koup, Sportage, 2015\-2018 K900, 2011\-2015 Optima, 2011\-2013 Optima Hybrid, Soul, 2012\-2017 Rio, 2011\-2014 Sorento, and 2010\-2011 Rondo vehicles. The Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit \(HECU\) may experience an electrical short, which can result in an engine compartment fire while parked or driving. **NHTSA advises: park outside, away from buildings, until the repair is done.** - [14V822000](/recalls/nhtsa/14V822000.md), 2014-12-29: STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. Kia Motors America \(Kia\) is recalling certain model year 2010\-2013 Kia Soul vehicles manufactured January 8, 2009, to October 2, 2013, equipped with a sun roof. A headliner plate may detach during deployment of the curtain air bag. Built 2009\-01\-08 to 2013\-10\-02. - [13V114000](/recalls/nhtsa/13V114000.md), 2013-04-01: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. Kia Motors Corporation \(Kia\) is recalling certain model year 2007\-2010 Rondo, model year 2007\-2011 Sedona, Sorento and Sportage, model year 2010\-2011 Soul, model year 2008\-2011 Optima, model year 2010 Forte, model year 2007\-2009 Amanti, and model year 2009 Borrego vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Kia recalled 623,658 model year 2007\-2010 Rondo and Sportage, model year 2007\-2011 Sorento, model year 2007 Sedona, model year 2010\-2011 Soul, and model year 2011 Optima vehicles. In September 2013, Kia informed the agency that it was adding an additional 356,719 vehicles to this campaign. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 980,377. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push\-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake\-transmission shift interlock feature preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control \(ESC\) malfunction light to illuminate. Built 2009\-01\-08 to 2011\-06\-14. ## Canada (Transport Canada), as of 2026-10-19 - [2024549](/recalls/tc/2024549.md), 2024-08-15: Label. Issue: On certain vehicles, the compliance label may be missing information in French. The words listed on the label for "Tires", "Rims", "Front" and "Rear" appear in English only, when they should be listed as "Tires/Pneus", "Rims/Jantes", "Front/Avant" and "Rear/Arriere". Canadian regulations require this information to be listed on the label in both English and French. Safety Risk: These small errors do not affect vehicle safety. Corrective Actions: This is not a recall. Kia has corrected the compliance label for all new vehicles. - [2023529](/recalls/tc/2023529.md), 2023-09-26: Brakes. Issue: On certain vehicles, the brake hydraulic electronic control unit \(HECU\) could short circuit. Safety Risk: A short circuit could create a fire risk, even while the vehicle is parked and turned off. Corrective Actions: Kia will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to replace the fuse\(s\) for the HECU. Kia recommends that you should park your vehicle outdoors and away from other vehicles or structures until the recall repairs have been completed. - [2017469](/recalls/tc/2017469.md), 2017-09-28: Seats And Restraints. On certain vehicles equipped with heated cloth seats, over time, the wiring for the seat heater mats could become damaged. If a heating mat were to be damaged, it could melt a small hole in the lower portion of the seat base or backrest, which could result in injury to the seat occupant. Correction: Dealers will attach a patch on the seat cushion and seat back heater bridge side and adjust the positioning. If there are traces of burning or melting during the inspection, dealers will replace the heater with a new one and adjust the bridge wire side positioning. - [2014591](/recalls/tc/2014591.md), 2014-12-23: Airbag. On certain vehicles equipped with sunroofs, headliner plates may detach from the headliner during a side curtain airbag deployment and could strike vehicle occupants. This could increase the risk of injury. Correction: Dealers will apply adhesive strips to the headliner plates. - [2013098](/recalls/tc/2013098.md), 2013-04-03: Brakes. On certain vehicles, the stop lamp switch may fail and cause intermittent operation of the brake lights. Failure of the brake lights to illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed could result in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the switch. ## Check a VIN - [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) - [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng) Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. 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