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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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KNDJT2A20A7••••••2010 Kia SOUL
This build draws 1.7× more complaints than the average 2010 Kia SOUL build (10 vs 6).
10on this build
114on the model
19builds in total
2involved a crash
2involved a fire
2injuries
Most reportedElectrical System 4Steering 3Structure 2Engine And Engine Cooling 2
What owners of this build wrote
Engine And Engine CoolingcrashfireAug 2010
The 2010 soul had a major failure when it impacted a tree at 10 mph. There were no leaking fluids, signs of smoke or fire. The vehicle caught fire roughly 15 minutes later and burned totally up before fire crews could get there to put it out. The origin of the fire was between…
Electrical SystemfireJan 2019
The contact owned a 2010 kia soul. While driving at low speeds, a loud noise was detected from the vehicle and multiple unknown warning indicators illuminated. The contact mentioned that the high beam headlights illuminated automatically. The contact also noticed smoke, which…
SteeringcrashJul 2010
The contact owns a 2010 kia soul. The contact stated that the driver was traveling approximately 45 mph during rainy weather. The vehicle suddenly began to abnormally veer off the road to the right. The driver crashed into a tree. The driver was injured. A police report was…
Unknown Or OtherMar 2019
I was driving on the highway with no other vehicles around and my sunroof exploded!
VisibilityOct 2009
Factory installed windshield chips and cracks from the edge easily and often. I had the first window replaced at about 5,000 miles and that window was a genuine kia window installed and now it has two small chips and a crack from the edge of the glass and one big chip at 8,000…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN KNDJT2A20A7035752 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.