1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2020 Kia Soul. Owners have filed 383 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Kia dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2020 Kia Soul. Check your Soul by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 383 complaints with NHTSA about the 2020 Kia Soul, reporting 9 crashes, 6 fires, 6 injuries, 8 deaths. Kia has issued at least 139 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in 2 investigations. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 383 complaints with NHTSA about the 2020 Kia Soul. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The contact owns a 2020 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at a very low speed, the vehicle's speed increased independently. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occurred while the vehicle was being parked.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11691596
“The contact owns a 2020 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while her son was driving at approximately 35 MPH and going up a slight hill, the vehicle stalled. The contact's son said multiple unknown warnings illuminated. The son depressed the brake pedal and felt that it was very hard to depress.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11684758
“When taken for oil changes, no oil is left on stick and motor will lock and cut off. I have to restart the car to get it to turn on.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11627148
“I was driving to work. 12 miles my oil leaked. A state trooper turned around when seeing flames and called the fire department and tow truck. I lost control of the car, nothing was working. I was only ever given one recall notice which I fixed 2 months after buying the car.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11606634
“Unresolved Recall. The vehicle was under recall in 2019 and should not have been sold by JTs Kia in Columbia, SC. The piston oil rings were affected in the 2019 recall and also caused an issue for the 2020 Kia Souls. The car was sold under recall.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11555530
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2020 Kia Soul is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Kia dealer.