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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2018 Kia Soul Ev Recalls

The 2018 Kia Soul Ev has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 26, 2023.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Kia Soul Ev. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
3

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2018 Kia Soul Ev, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2018 Kia Soul Ev

Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)

Campaign
23V724000
Reported
October 26, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 6,262
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2015–2017, 2019 Soul Ev

23V724000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery

Campaign
23V218000
Reported
March 29, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 2,689
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2015–2017, 2019 Soul Ev

23V218000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags

Campaign
22V031000
Reported
January 25, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 410,619
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2017, 2019 Soul Ev, 3 other models

22V031000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2018 Kia Soul Ev complaints by year

NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2018 Kia Soul Ev, the newest on November 13, 2023. Of these, 1 describe a crash (33%).

In complaints about the 2018 Kia Soul Ev, the component group named most often is the electrical system (67%), followed by the engine (33%) and the power train (33%).

1 of the 2018 Kia Soul Ev's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System2
  • Engine1
  • Power Train1

Of the 2018 Kia Soul Ev complaints, 0% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.

The 3 complaints about the 2018 Kia Soul Ev are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Kia Soul Ev by model year

Other 2018 Kia models

Newest record on this page: November 13, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted