{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kia recall 20V389 (SC191): 2015-2016 Kia Soul Electric Vehicle (EV)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v389/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V389 (Kia): Unintended vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash. Kia's own number: SC191.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Soul Ev, model years 2015 to 2016. Filed by Kia Motors America and reported to NHTSA on 2 July 2020. 3,714 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Kia Soul Electric Vehicle (EV) vehicles. The parking mechanism may become damaged if the driver moves the gear shift lever into Park 'P' before the vehicle comes to a complete stop. If the parking mechanism is damaged, unintended vehicle movement may occur when … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Kia's own number for this recall: SC191. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V389 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Unintended vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash.” 20V389 Kia Motors America Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Gear Position Indication (PRNDL) 2 July 2020 2015-2016 KIA SOUL EV Unintended vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash. Kia will notify owners, and dealers will update the electronic control unit software, free of charge. The recal",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:13:10+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T17:56:07+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kia recall 20V389 (SC191): 2015-2016 Kia Soul Electric Vehicle (EV)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v389/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}