{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kia recall 22V096 (SC229): 2014 Soul",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v096/",
  "summary": "Recall 22V096 (Kia): Front air bags that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash. Kia's own number: SC229.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Soul, model year 2014. Filed by Kia Motors America and reported to NHTSA on 18 February 2022. 128,280 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2014 Soul vehicles. The front air bags may not deploy during a crash if the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) loses communication with the front impact sensors. 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: SC229. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 22V096 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: “Front air bags that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash.” 22V096 Kia Motors America Air Bags:Frontal 18 February 2022 2014-2014 KIA SOUL Front air bags that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash. Dealers will update the ACU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 4, 2022. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC229. This campaign is in the",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:23:20+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T20:43:30+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kia recall 22V096 (SC229): 2014 Soul\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v096/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}