# NHTSA recall 22V096000

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: 22V096000
- Manufacturer's number: SC229
- Manufacturer: Kia Motors America
- Reported: 2022\-02\-18
- Owners notified: 2022\-04\-04
- Component: AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Units potentially affected: 128280
- Part numbers: 95910\-B2000

## What is wrong

Kia Motors America \(Kia\) is recalling certain 2014 Soul vehicles.  The front air bags may not deploy during a crash if the Air Bag Control Unit \(ACU\) loses communication with the front impact sensors.


## What can happen

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


## The remedy

Dealers will update the ACU software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 4, 2022.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1\-800\-333\-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC229.


## 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 2 to 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-20
- Vehicles in the campaign: 128280
- Reported remedied: 64316 \(50%\)
- Reported unreachable: 11613
- Reported removed: 14240

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 1, 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

- [2014 KIA SOUL](/makes/kia/soul/2014/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [SC117](/bulletins/10057850.md), 2015-07-07, 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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