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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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KNDJT2A22B7••••••2011 Kia SOUL
This build draws 2.1× more complaints than the average 2011 Kia SOUL build (15 vs 7).
15on this build
179on the model
25builds in total
3involved a crash
1involved a fire
4injuries
Most reportedService Brakes 4Electrical System 3Tires 2Suspension 2
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakesfireNov 2024
The contact owned a 2011 Kia Soul. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked overnight on his driveway, caught on fire, and exploded in the early morning. The fire started from the engine bay. The vehicle was unoccupied during the fire. The fire originated from the front…
Air BagscrashNov 2015
Airbag did not deploy in serious frontal impact - a truck pulled out in front of me and I hit it at approximately 45-50 mph, 5 lane business hwy
Fuel SystemcrashMay 2013
Traffic came to an abrupt stop and iv rear ended ov1 which pushed ov1 into ov2 which was pushed into ov3. Vehicle in question (kia soul) was the iv. The iv suffered extreme front-end damage and was totaled. The air bags did not deploy. The officer at the scene and the towing…
SteeringcrashOct 2012
I was driving to work, making a left turn into the parking lot when the front passenger tire blew. The steering wheel pulled sharply to the right and I was pulled into a curb. This caused over $1600 worth of damage to the car. There was a huge hole in the side wall of the tire…
Electrical SystemJan 2023
Solo. NO quiso correr
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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 KNDJT2A22B7198422 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.