December 7, 2023 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 23V830000
Side Curtain Air Bags May Deploy Unexpectedly
An air bag that deploys unexpectedly can increase the risk of injury or crash.
NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V830000
Manufacturer Kia
America, Inc.
Components AIR BAGS
Potential Number of Units Affected 2,300
Summary
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Soul and 2024 Seltos vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the side curtain air bags may deploy unexpectedly.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace both side curtain air bag modules as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed January 31, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia’s number for this recall is SC289.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
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2023MY Soul and 2024MY Seltos
Side Curtain Airbag
Basis of Safety Defect Determination 573.6(c)(6)
July 10, 2023
Kia North America, Inc. (Kia NA) receives Technical Assistance Center report from dealer identifying inflation of left side curtain airbag on a parked non-retailed 2023MY Soul (Vehicle #1). Dealer inspects vehicle and identifies no signs of accident/impact, no DTCs and no curtain airbag deployment record.
August 7, 2023—August 18, 2023
Kia NA field technical specialist inspects Vehicle #1 and is unable to identify cause of airbag inflation. Kia begins process of repurchasing vehicle for further evaluation.
September 1, 2023
Kia NA receives Technical Assistance Center report from dealer identifying customer complaint of inadvertent inflation of left side curtain airbag in a parked 2023MY Kia Soul (Vehicle #2). Dealer inspects vehicle and identifies no signs of accident/impact, no DTCs and no curtain airbag deployment record.
September 7, 2023
Kia North NA Safety Office engineer inspects Vehicle #1 at dealer. EDR data confirms no airbag deployment was commanded by Airbag Control Unit (ACU). Cause of inadvertent inflation unknown.
September 12, 2023—September 25, 2023
Repurchase of Vehicle #1 is finalized and shipped to Kia.
Kia NA Safety Office conducts preliminary data analysis and identifies no additional incidents of side curtain airbag inflation without deployment command.
Kia NA Safety Office engineer inspection of collected parts from Vehicle #1 and #2 identifies normal inflator resistance and no visible part defects.
September 27, 2023—October 27, 2023
Kia NA Safety Office ships the curtain airbags and ACUs from Vehicle #1 and #2 to Kia Corporation (Kia HQ) for further investigation. Kia HQ receives parts and works with side curtain airbag module supplier to investigate further.
November 1, 2023
Kia HQ informs Kia NA Safety Office of its preliminary X-ray inspections results. Kia HQ advises both inflators appeared to have broken diffuser disks.
Kia HQ informs Kia NA Safety Office that the Kia Seltos is equipped with the same inflator. Curtain airbag module supplier ships inflators from Vehicle #1 and #2 to inflator supplier for further analysis.
November 28, 2023
Kia HQ informs Kia NA Safety Office that the inflators from Vehicle #1 and Vehicle #2 were manufactured on 2/17/23 and 2/18/23. Kia HQ also identifies possible inflator supplier machine weld error.
November 29, 2023
Kia NA Safety Office data analysis confirms no additional incidents of inadvertent side curtain airbag inflation for the 2023MY Soul, other than the two (2) already identified. No incidents identified for the Kia Seltos.
November 30, 2023
Kia HQ confirms inadvertent inflation of the side curtain airbag is due to a diffuser disk welding setup error. Supplier identifies affected inflators manufactured on 2/17/23 and 2/18/23. Kia HQ provides Kia NA Safety Office scope of potentially affected vehicle population based on traceability from inflator supplier to side curtain airbag module supplier to Kia vehicle production.
November 30, 2023
Kia NA decides to recall certain 2023MY Soul and certain 2024MY Seltos vehicles. No crashes, injuries or fatalities.
2 Affected Products
Vehicles
3 Associated Documents
Defect Notice 573 Report
RCLRPT-23V830-3081.PDF 214.117KB
2023MY Soul and 2024MY Seltos Side Curtain Airbag Chronology
RMISC-23V830-7684.pdf 85.197KB
Recall Acknowledgement
RCAK-23V830-8214.pdf 645.362KB
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OMB Control No.: 2127-0004
Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-830
The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573
Manufacturer Name : Submission Date :
Kia America, Inc. DEC 07, 2023 NHTSA Recall No. : 23V-830 Manufacturer Recall No. : SC289 Manufacturer Information :
Manufacturer Name : Kia America, Inc.
Address : 111 Peters Canyon Road
Irvine CA 92606 Company phone : 800-333-4542
Population :
Number of potentially involved : 2,300 Estimated percentage with defect : 1 %
Vehicle Information : Vehicle 1 : 2023-2023 Kia Soul Vehicle Type : LIGHT VEHICLES Body Style : ALL Power Train : GAS
Descriptive Information : Certain 2023 model year Soul vehicles manufactured from April 5, 2023 through April 28, 2023 (933 units). The recall population was determined by a review of vehicle production and supplier records. The vehicles subject to this recall were not produced in VIN order.
Customers seeking information about their specific vehicle will be referred to Kia’s Consumer Assistance Center or their Kia dealer. Production Dates : APR 05, 2023 – APR 28, 2023
VIN Range 1 : Begin : NR End : NR Not sequential Vehicle 2 : 2024-2024 Kia Seltos Vehicle Type : LIGHT VEHICLES Body Style : ALL Power Train : GAS
Descriptive Information : Certain 2024 model year Seltos vehicles manufactured from April 3, 2023 through May 8, 2023 (1,367 units). The recall population was determined by a review of vehicle production and supplier records. The vehicles subject to this recall were not produced in VIN order.
Customers seeking information about their specific vehicle will be referred to Kia’s Consumer Assistance Center or their Kia dealer. Production Dates : APR 03, 2023 – MAY 08, 2023
VIN Range 1 : Begin : NR End : NR Not sequential Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-830 Page 2 Description of Defect :
Description of the Defect : Due to a welding error in the stored gas section of the hybrid inflator, the side curtain airbag may inflate inadvertently without a deployment command from the ACU.
FMVSS 1 : NR FMVSS 2 : NR
Description of the Safety Risk : The inadvertent inflation of the side curtain airbag increases the risk of injury to an occupant and may also create a driver distraction increasing the risk of a crash.
Description of the Cause : Supplier welding setup error can cause the diffuser disk within the hybrid inflator to break, releasing the stored gas and inadvertently inflating the side curtain airbag. Identification of Any Warning
that can Occur : None. Involved Components : Component Name 1 : CURTAIN AIRBAG MODULE Component Description : Curtain Airbag Module
Component Part Number : 80410-K0000 (LH) / 80420-K0000 (RH) Component Name 2 : CURTAIN AIRBAG MODULE Component Description : Curtain Airbag Module
Component Part Number : 80410-Q5000 (LH) / 80420-Q5000 (RH) Supplier Identification : Component Manufacturer
Name : Hyundai Mobis
Address : 203 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu Seoul Foreign States 06141
Country : Korea, Republic of The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-830
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The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573
Chronology :
See attached document titled “2023MY Soul and 2024MY Seltos Side Curtain Airbag.”
Description of Remedy :
Description of Remedy Program : All owners of the subject vehicles will be notified by first class mail with
instructions to bring their vehicles to a Kia dealer. Kia dealers will be instructed to inspect both side curtain airbag modules and if necessary, replace the affected module(s) with a new one. Kia will reimburse owners for repair expenses already incurred pursuant to Kia’s General Reimbursement Plan filed May 10, 2022. How Remedy Component Differs from Recalled Component :
Identify How/When Recall Condition was Corrected in Production : The side curtain airbag hybrid inflator contains a properly welded diffuser disk.
Side curtain airbag modules containing properly welded hybrid inflator diffuser disks were installed in 2023MY Soul vehicles produced beginning on April 29, 2023 and installed in 2024MY Seltos vehicles produced beginning on May 9, 2023. Recall Schedule :
Description of Recall Schedule : The planned dealer notification begin and end date is January 29, 2024.
The planned owner notification begin and end date is January 31, 2024.
Planned Dealer Notification Date : JAN 29, 2024 – JAN 29, 2024
Planned Owner Notification Date : JAN 31, 2024 – JAN 31, 2024
* NR – Not Reported
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