NHTSA Campaign 22V031000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 22V031000 covers 11 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
Kia Motors America filed the report for 22V031000 with NHTSA on January 25, 2022; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 22V031000, NHTSA lists up to 410,619 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 22V031000 were scheduled from March 21, 2022, 55 days after the report.
22V031000 covers 4 models from Kia, model years 2017–2019.
Owners of the model years 22V031000 covers have filed at least 95 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 22V031000 vehicles, the 2017 Kia Forte has the most (18).
By potentially affected vehicles, 22V031000 ranks 5 of 79 Kia Motors America recalls on this site.
Besides 22V031000, Kia Motors America has 6 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 22V031000 was 21V164000, reported on March 11, 2021.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- The risk
- Air bags that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
- The fix
- 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. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC226.
Reported January 25, 2022
Vehicles covered by 22V031000 (11)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 22V031000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: January 25, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted