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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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KNDJT2A26B7••••••2011 Kia SOUL
This build draws 1.8× more complaints than the average 2011 Kia SOUL build (13 vs 7).
13on this build
179on the model
25builds in total
2involved a crash
3injuries
Most reportedElectrical System 4Service Brakes 3Air Bags 3Exterior Lighting 2
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashJan 2024
The contact owned a 2011 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at 63 MPH, an object hit the vehicle's front, driver-side tire which caused the contact to lose control of the vehicle. Due to the failure, the contact crashed into a highway sand barrel as the vehicle…
Service BrakesMar 2026
The contact owns a 2011 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while her husband was at a stop sign, the vehicle suddenly shut off. The vehicle was successfully jump-started; however, after driving approximately one mile, the vehicle began jerking and lost power again and was pushed…
Seat BeltsDec 2020
The driver side seat belt constantly reverse locks. The vehicle was stationary and the seat belt often reserve locks without a jerk or sudden stop incident. It usually is discovered when trying to put a seatbelt on
Electrical SystemMar 2019
Intermittent horn. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. In doing research, I have noticed a lot of complaints for the same thing. Why has this not been recalled? This is clearly a safety issue! Doesn't matter if the car is sitting, driving, turning, anything. The horn only…
Unknown Or OtherMay 2018
My horn intermittently works - this is a safety issue. On blogs many others report the same issue
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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 KNDJT2A26B7260095 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.