
Passenger car
Kia · Soul
Motor vehiclesFire
- Country of origin
- Republic of Korea
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The battery management system (BMS) might not detect an abnormal voltage in the battery cells before an electrical short circuit occurs. This could lead to an increased risk of fire.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Manufacturer
Product
- Description
- Passenger car
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/01056/24 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2024-18
- Published
- 30 April 2024
- Modified
- 4 September 2025
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