- Vehicles
- 410,619
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 21 March 2022
- Repaired
- 57%
- Unrepaired
- 106,984
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- 2017-2018 Kia Forte
- 2017 Kia Forte Koup
- 2017-2019 Kia Sedona
- 2017-2019 Kia Soul
- 2017-2019 Kia Soul EV
Repair progress
106,984 of 410,619 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2024.
57% repaired — 232,842 of 410,619 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 43,914
- Scrapped or exported
- 26,879
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
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 could happen
Air bags that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
What gets fixed
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.
Parts involved
- Module Assy-Air BagForte Koup: 95910-A7920Airbag Module Assembly (i.e., Airbag Control Unit)
- Module Assy-Air BagForte: 95910-A7920, 95910-B0000, 95910-B0100Airbag Module Assembly (i.e., Airbag Control Unit)
- Module Assy-Air BagSedona: 95910-A9000, 95910-A9050Airbag Module Assembly (i.e., Airbag Control Unit)
- Module Assy-Air BagSoul EV: 95910-E4000, 95910-E4050Airbag Module Assembly (i.e., Airbag Control Unit)
- Module Assy-Air BagSoul: 95910-B2050, 95910-B2600Airbag Module Assembly (i.e., Airbag Control Unit)
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA25 January 2022
- Owners notified21 March 2022
- Latest repair reportQ3 2024 — 57% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 25 January 2022.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC226.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- SC226
- Recalling manufacturer
- Kia Motors America
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.