| Issue ID | 1248467 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10816203 |
| Manufacurer | Kia Motors America |
| Brand | KIA |
| Model | SOUL |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 19/12/15 |
| Component | WHEELS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Mechanically, technically the vehicle is fine. My problem is there is no spare tire, no even a donut. There is an inflator/tire repair kit but that does no good when one gets a hole in the side of the tire. Kia does have 24 hour free tow to the dealership to rectify the situation, and i believe even motel accommodations in case this occurs on a road trip, but i feel it is still a safety hazard. For example late at night, maybe on the way to work at 4:30 in the morning. Also the sales department(s) do not do a good job in explaining the lack of a spare. It's my understanding some other makes also have the same infiltrator kit to replace the spare. Kia dealers do sell a kit for about 200. 00, maybe 300. 00, my solution is, kia should be required to provide these now at no costs to customers. I found about this the tough way on an out of town trip (between savannah, ga and beaufort, sc)... I am from the orangeburg, sc area, so was about 90 miles from home, on the saturday before christmas (12-19-15)... They did offer to tow me to the kia dealership in savannah, but it would be closed by the time we got there. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 11110 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | COPE, SC |
| VIN pattern | KNDJN2A5F72XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 60 |
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