ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL 2025-02-17
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Seltos and Soul vehicles. The piston oil rings may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in engine damage.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the engine as necessary, free of charge. Dealers will also install piston-ring noise sensing system (PNSS) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were ma
ENGINE 2021-04-13
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Soul, and 2021 Seltos vehicles equipped with 2.0L Nu MPI engines. The piston oil rings may not have been properly heat-treated, which may result in engine damage.
Remedy: Kia will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the engine, free of charge. In addition, Kia will deploy Piston Ring Noise Sensing System (PNSS) software. The recall began

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385 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Engine: 238
Power Train: 67
Engine And Engine Cooling: 46
Unknown Or Other: 46
Involving a crash: 13
Involving a fire: 6

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Advertised price$15,990

Est. out the door, with 7% IN sales tax$17,109

Dropped $1,000; last change November 6, 2026. Listed 31 days ago. Title and registration are extra. Tax is an estimate and varies by county.

Price history Down $1,000 since Oct 13

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