NHTSA Safety Recalls
2023 Kia Soul Recalls
The 2023 Kia Soul has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 17, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2023 Kia Soul. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 54
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2023 Kia Soul, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2023 Kia Soul
Engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical
- Campaign
- 25V099000
- Reported
- February 17, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 137,256
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 Soul, 1 other model
Air bags
- Campaign
- 23V830000
- Reported
- December 22, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,967
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission: fluid/lubricant: pump
- Campaign
- 23V531000
- Reported
- July 31, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 39,765
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- Campaign
- 23V298000
- Reported
- April 26, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 108,936
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 101, controls and displays
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
2023 Kia Soul complaints by year
NHTSA has received 54 owner complaints about the 2023 Kia Soul, the newest on October 10, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (11%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 15 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2023 Kia Soul, the component group named most often is the electrical system (26%), followed by the engine (26%) and the service brakes (15%).
1 of the 2023 Kia Soul's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System14
- Engine14
- Unknown Or Other13
- Service Brakes8
- Steering8
- Lane Departure7
Complaints received, by year
| 2022 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 9 | |
| 2026 | 13 |
Complaints about the 2023 Kia Soul peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 15.
The 2023 is too new to rank against other Kia Soul years: its window closes at the end of 2026.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 54 complaints about the 2023 Kia Soul are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Soul by model year
Other 2023 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted