NHTSA Safety Recalls
2014 Kia Soul Recalls
The 2014 Kia Soul has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 18, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2014 Kia Soul. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 902
- Crashes reported
- 33
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
69 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2014 Kia Soul, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2014 Kia Soul
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 22V096000
- Reported
- February 18, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 128,280
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2014 Kia Soul
Engine
- Campaign
- 20V750000
- Reported
- December 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 294,756
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Soul, 5 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 19V120000
- Reported
- February 22, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 378,967
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013, 2015–2016 Soul
Steering
- Campaign
- 17V608000
- Reported
- September 29, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 342,381
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2016 Soul, 1 other model
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 15V123000
- Reported
- March 2, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 208,858
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Soul
2014 Kia Soul complaints by year
NHTSA has received 902 owner complaints about the 2014 Kia Soul, the newest on October 2, 2026. Of these, 33 describe a crash (4%) and 69 a fire; owners reported 28 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2014 Kia Soul, the component group named most often is the engine (61%), followed by the exterior lighting (14%) and the electrical system (11%).
2 of the 2014 Kia Soul's 5 recalls also concern the engine.
Where 2014 Kia Soul owners gave the mileage (622 complaints), the median was 88,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine553
- Exterior Lighting130
- Electrical System98
- Unknown Or Other85
- Power Train58
- Engine And Engine Cooling55
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 26 | |
| 2015 | 19 | |
| 2016 | 26 | |
| 2017 | 33 | |
| 2018 | 70 | |
| 2019 | 177 | |
| 2020 | 165 | |
| 2021 | 119 | |
| 2022 | 81 | |
| 2023 | 75 | |
| 2024 | 37 | |
| 2025 | 41 | |
| 2026 | 32 |
Complaints about the 2014 Kia Soul peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 177. 12% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2014 vehicles, the 2014 Kia Soul drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Kia Soul year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 902 complaints about the 2014 Kia Soul are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Soul by model year
Other 2014 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted