{"vehicle":{"id":"2021_kia_soul","year":2021,"make":"Kia","model":"Soul"},"may_apply":true,"as_of":{"us":"2026-10-19","ca":"2026-10-19"},"recalls":[{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"2025083","date":"2025-02-18","manufacturer":null,"component":"Engine","summary":"Issue:\nOn certain vehicles, the piston oil rings may not have been manufactured properly and could damage the cylinder walls. As a result, the engine could make abnormal noises, and a warning light may turn on. If you continue to drive the vehicle with these symptoms, the engine could fail.\nNote: This recall only affects certain vehicles equipped with a 2.0L MPI engine.\n\nSafety Risk:\nAn engine failure could cause a sudden loss of power to the wheels and/or increase the risk of a vehicle fire. Both issues could increase the risk of a crash or injury.\n\nCorrective Actions:\nKia will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to inspect and, if necessary, replace the engine. The dealer will also install a software that will monitor the engine and warn you if it detects a problem. If you see this warning, you should contact a dealership to arrange replacement of the engine.","mfr_campaign":"RC215","units":25279,"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/2025083"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"25V099000","date":"2025-02-17","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL","summary":"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.","mfr_campaign":"SC336","units":137256,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["SOUL"],"built_from":"2020-07-02","built_to":"2022-04-19","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/25V099000"},{"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":"2021187","date":"2021-03-23","manufacturer":null,"component":"Other","summary":"Issue:\nOn certain vehicles, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern. As of September 1, 2020, Canadian regulations require all companies to provide this information in the owner's manual.\n\nSafety Risk:\nThis error does not affect vehicle safety.\n\nCorrective Actions:\nThis is not a recall. Kia has corrected the owner's manual for all new vehicles. Additionally, corrected owner's manuals are available to view on Kia Canada's website.","mfr_campaign":"INC002","units":3688,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Inconsequential","match":"base","models":["SOUL EV"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/2021187"},{"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."]}