Kia recalling around 24,000 2010 Soul subcompacts and around 11,200 2011 Sorento crossovers, all built from September 7, 2009 through July 30, 2010, due to a potential fault with the vehicles’ electrical system.

In a letter to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), Kia said a limited number of wiring harnesses supplied by JCI and used in the Soul’s lighting speaker system, located in the front door trim panels, and the Sorento’s interior accent illumination, placed in the front and rear door trim panels, may have been improperly soldered.

Even though there are no reports of accidents or injuries, the safety agency said under certain conditions, an electrical short may occur and result in a fire.

Kia’s dealers will replace the wiring harnesses for the lights on both vehicles, free of charge with the recall expected to begin later this month.

Look at the Kia Sorento SUV with a Cobra Technology & Lifestyle’s tuning. Cobra offers a variety of front, rear and rocker panel guards including a lower front bar with integrated LED daytime running lights.

Once buyer is done with the Kia Sorento body armor, he can also choose from numerous alloy wheel designs with diameters of 19 and 20 inches. The largest alloy wheels can be fitted with tires in size 265/45 R 20.

2010 Kia Sorento photos.

Look at the first photos of the upcoming Kia Sorento. The new korean SUV will make its debut at the New York Auto Show in April. The new Sorento is longer than old model measuring in at 4,685mm (+95mm). Unlike the current Sorento, the new model will not be a proper body-on-frame built SUV, but rather a crossover sitting on a uni-body architecture.

The 2010 Sorento’s engine line-up including a gasoline powered 2.4L four-cylinder and a 270+ hp 3.8L V6. Gasoline engine range will be joined by newly developed 2.2L R-diesel engine and LPG powered 2.7LPi engine, which will only be available at South Korean market.

The R-diesel engine has been developed in conjunction with Hyundai and meets EURO 5 emission standards. It also boasts best-in-class 200 horsepower and achieves an impressive fuel economy of 33 MPG (14.1 km/L). All available engines will be mated to either a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission.

The new Kia Sorento SUV was caught off guard without camouflage. The next generation Kia Sorento is yet another new Kia whose design brings to mind a model from the Honda Group, and to be exact, the Acura MDX. It doesn’t look bad at all, but we were expecting something more unique in terms of design from Kia’s head designer, Peter Schreyer.