# 2016 KIA SOUL — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `1969176` · 2024-02-21 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** SOUL
- **Year:** 2016
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Miles at failure:** 195,000
## Narrative
The contact owns a 2016 Kia Soul. The contact was parking the vehicle when it inadvertently accelerated resulting in crashing into a store.  No warning lights were illuminated. The contact mentioned that the brake pedal was depressed and that the accelerator pedal was not accidentally depressed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard where the insurance company adjusted the vehicle's exterior damage.  The vehicle was later towed to Caliber to assess internal damages.  The air bags in the vehicle failed to deploy.  There were no injuries and no property damage.   A police report was filed. The contact notified the manufacturer of the failure.  The failure mileage was approximately 195,000.
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