{"vehicle":{"id":"2020_kia_soul","year":2020,"make":"Kia","model":"Soul"},"may_apply":true,"as_of":{"us":"2026-10-19","ca":"2026-10-19"},"recalls":[{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"2024549","date":"2024-08-15","manufacturer":null,"component":"Label","summary":"Issue:\nOn 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.\n\nSafety Risk:\nThese small errors do not affect vehicle safety.\n\nCorrective Actions:\nThis is not a recall. Kia has corrected the compliance label for all new vehicles.","mfr_campaign":"INC003","units":647384,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Inconsequential","match":"exact","models":["SOUL","SOUL EV"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/2024549"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"2022689","date":"2022-12-06","manufacturer":null,"component":"Electrical","summary":"Issue:\nOn certain electric vehicles, the electric power control unit (EPCU) may not be sealed correctly. As a result, coolant could leak inside the EPCU and onto the circuit board. If this happens, the vehicle could suddenly lose power to the wheels.\n\nSafety Risk:\nA sudden loss of power to the wheels may increase the risk of a crash.\n\nCorrective Action:\nKia will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealership to inspect the EPCU for internal coolant leaks. If a leak is detected, the dealer will replace the EPCU.","mfr_campaign":"RC173","units":428,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","match":"base","models":["SOUL EV"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/2022689"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"2021225","date":"2021-04-14","manufacturer":null,"component":"Engine","summary":"Issue:\nOn certain vehicles, the engine's piston oil rings may be defective. This can cause engine wear that can lead to increased oil consumption. Eventually, this can create abnormal engine noise and the oil pressure warning light may turn on. If you continue to drive the vehicle with these symptoms, the engine could fail.\nNote: This only affects vehicles equipped with a 2.0 L Nu MPI engine.\n\nSafety Risk:\nA sudden loss of engine power could increase the risk of a crash. An engine failure could also create the risk of a fire.\n\nCorrective Actions:\nKia will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to inspect the engine. The engine will be replaced, if necessary. The dealer will also install a Piston-ring Noise Sensing System (PNSS) software update, to alert the driver of potential damage before an engine failure occurs.","mfr_campaign":"RC144","units":19634,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","match":"exact","models":["SOUL"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/2021225"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"21V259000","date":"2021-04-13","manufacturer":"Kia Motors America","component":"ENGINE","summary":"Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Soul, and 2021 Seltos vehicles equipped with 2.0L Nu MPI engines.  The piston oil rings may not have been properly heat-treated, which may result in engine damage.","mfr_campaign":"SC209","units":147249,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["SOUL"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/21V259000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"2020595","date":"2020-12-03","manufacturer":null,"component":"Brakes","summary":"Issue:\nOn certain vehicles, an abnormal sensor signal to the Integrated Electronic Brake (IEB) system could cause a sudden reduction in braking performance. If this happens, a brake warning light will turn on in the instrument cluster.\n\nSafety Risk:\nReduced brake performance can cause extended stopping distances and increase the risk of a crash.\n\nCorrective Actions:\nKia will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to update the Integrated Electronic Brake (IEB) system software.","mfr_campaign":"RC139","units":2484,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","match":"base","models":["SOUL EV"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/2020595"}],"lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."]}