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2012 Kia Soul air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 17 complaints for the 2012 Kia Soul, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
17 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
49,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
15 and 1
Injuries and deaths
13 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2012 Kia Soul Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 49,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 49,000 miles
Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. 50% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 14 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 49,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 15 crashes, 1 fire, 13 injuries.

What owners wrote

My spouse hit a large male deer head on at appx 55MPH at about 5am this morning. The airbag deployed, but the blast from the airbag burned completely through the sleeves of his jacket, through two layers of shirts, and caused second degree burns of his arms. Had he not been wearing so many layers of clothing, we are confident that the burns would have been full thickness third degree burns. We have pictures of the burns on his arms and the burned garments.

Reported at 30,000 miles, January 2013 CrashFireInjury

Tl* the contact owned a 2012 kia soul. While driving 65 MPH during inclement weather, the vehicle began to hydroplane. As a result, the contact lost control of the vehicle and it rolled over multiple times. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained minor neck and back injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed and deemed destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 73,000.

Reported at 73,000 miles, September 2015 CrashInjury

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