# NHTSA recall 22V031000

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.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 22V031000
- Manufacturer's number: SC226
- Manufacturer: Kia Motors America
- Reported: 2022\-01\-25
- Owners notified: 2022\-03\-21
- Component: AIR BAGS
- Units potentially affected: 410619
- Part numbers: Soul EV: 95910\-E4000, 95910\-E4050, Soul: 95910\-B2050, 95910\-B2600, Sedona: 95910\-A9000, 95910\-A9050, Forte Koup: 95910\-A7920, Forte: 95910\-A7920, 95910\-B0000, 95910\-B0100

## What is 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.


## What can happen

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.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 2, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 410619
- Reported remedied: 251909 \(61%\)
- Reported unreachable: 43926
- Reported removed: 28820

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2017 KIA FORTE](/makes/kia/forte/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 KIA FORTE](/makes/kia/forte/2018/recalls.md)
- [2017 KIA FORTE KOUP](/makes/kia/forte-koup/2017/recalls.md)
- [2017 KIA SEDONA](/makes/kia/sedona/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 KIA SEDONA](/makes/kia/sedona/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 KIA SEDONA](/makes/kia/sedona/2019/recalls.md)
- [2017 KIA SOUL](/makes/kia/soul/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 KIA SOUL](/makes/kia/soul/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 KIA SOUL](/makes/kia/soul/2019/recalls.md)
- [2017 KIA SOUL EV](/makes/kia/soul/2017/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2018 KIA SOUL EV](/makes/kia/soul/2018/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2019 KIA SOUL EV](/makes/kia/soul/2019/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [TSB\_ELE259](/bulletins/10217680.md), 2022-08-18, Service bulletin
- [WTY025\_REIMB\_REQ](/bulletins/10206937.md), 2022-02-04, Service bulletin
- [WTY025\_OWNR](/bulletins/10206896.md), 2022-02-04, Service bulletin
- [WTY025\_QA](/bulletins/10206895.md), 2022-02-04, Service bulletin
- [WTY025\_DPSM](/bulletins/10206894.md), 2022-02-04, Service bulletin
- [WTY025\_DP](/bulletins/10206893.md), 2022-02-04, Service bulletin

## 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)

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