certain 2017-2019 Kia Sedona minivans, 2017-2019 Soul and Soul EV hatchbacks, and 2017-2018 Forte sedans and coupes. Kia Soul hatchbacks manufactured between July 25, 2016, and Dec. 24, 2018.Kia Soul EVs manufactured between May 18, 2017, and Sept. 28, 2018.Kia Forte Koup coupes manufactured on Oct. 4, 2016.Kia Motors America said the cover of the Air Bag Control Unit might come into contact with a memory chip on the printed circuit board, which could damage the electrical circuit.
Such circuit damage could result in deactivated airbags that will not inflate in a crash, thereby increasing the risk of injury for occupants, the company said. Kia said in documents posted Friday by U.S. safety regulators that the problem surfaced in Korea last July. The company said it has 13 customer complaints and 947 warranty claims, but no crashes or injuries were reported.What Kia vehicle owners should do
All owners of the vehicles under recall will be notified by first class mail with instructions to bring their vehicles to a Kia dealer, the automaker said. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on March 21, 2022. "If the Airbag Warning Light is illuminated and the ABWL is due to existence of diagnostic trouble code B1620, the dealer will replace the Airbag Control Unit with an improved one," a recall notice states. "If the ABWL is not illuminated, a software update will be installed to the Airbag Control Unit to ensure deployment of the airbag in the event of a crash that warrants such protection even if the recall condition related to DTC B1620 occurs in the future.
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