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KIA - Damage can occur in the air bag control unit

Official notice

11 Apr 2022

MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns KIA - Damage can occur in the air bag control unit. Damage can occur in the air bag control unit Published 2022-04-11.

What to do now

Inspect the vehicles if the air bag warning light is already illuminated replace the control unit. If it is not update the software in the unit.

Units affected

3,803

Recall number

R-2022-082

Official notice

2022-04-11

The hazard

Damage can occur in the air bag control unit

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

SOUL

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Affected products

Product 1

KIA SOUL

Units affected

3,803

Risk / hazard

Damage can occur in the air bag control unit

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Kia

Phone

Not provided

Brand: KIA. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2022-082

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2022-082

Campaign number

221004

Units affected

3,803

Classification

DVSA recall R-2022-082

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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