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2015 Kia Soul air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 20 complaints for the 2015 Kia Soul, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
20 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
6,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
14 and 0
Injuries and deaths
11 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2015 Kia Soul Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 6,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 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: 6,000 miles
Based on 10 complaints that include mileage. 80% 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 miles8
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 10 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 6,000 miles, and 80% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 14 crashes, 11 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia soul. While driving at an undetermined speed, the driver lost control of the vehicle, veered left, and crashed into an oncoming vehicle. The driver sustained fatal injuries, which included a severed aorta and fractured cervical spine. The coroner indicated that the fatal injuries may have been caused by the air bag. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The cause of the crash was under investigation.

December 2015 CrashInjuryDeath

I was going 65 MPH, with my cruise control on, while it was raining. I hit some standing water, which caused me to hydroplane. I could not gain control of my vehicle, so I ended up spinning and hitting a concrete barrier. None of my airbags deployed. Thankfully I wasn't seriously injured, but the airbags should have deployed either way.

Reported at 89,000 miles, October 2020

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