# 2015 Kia Soul - Seatbelt sensor

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-soul-seatbelt-sensor/192503>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** kia\
**Created:** [August 27, 2023, 12:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-soul-seatbelt-sensor/192503 "2023-08-27T00:50:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![MySoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@MySoul](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MySoul)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 12:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-soul-seatbelt-sensor/192503/1 "2023-08-27T00:50:07Z")

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I was driving my 2015 KIA soul today, I had my seat belt on but as I started driving, the seat belt light started flashing, and when I stopped the car,it stops. As I started driving again , it start flashing. It has become what is happening every time. I don’t know what to do.

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-soul-seatbelt-sensor/192503/2 "2023-08-27T18:11:06Z")

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Just a thought. Try latching the passenger side seatbelt. if the seat belt light stops flashing when driving then the passenger seat occupancy sensor is probably bad.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-soul-seatbelt-sensor/192503/3 "2023-08-27T20:49:49Z")

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> [@MySoul](#):
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> I don’t know what to do.

If ideas here don’t work, take your Kia to a Kia Dealership or well-recommended inde shop w/Kia experience. They’ll know what to do. You don’t need this aggravation.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 1:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-soul-seatbelt-sensor/192503/4 "2023-08-29T01:25:30Z")

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The next time you drive the vehicle, also latch the passenger side seat belt.

If the light doesn’t flash as you drive, the occupant sensor in the passenger seat may be defective and telling the BCM that some one is sitting in the seat without their seat belt on.

Tester

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**Author:** ![TheWonderful90s](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thewonderful90s/32/29584_2.png) [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-soul-seatbelt-sensor/192503/5 "2023-08-29T15:11:00Z")

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Could it also be that the driver seat belt sensor went bad and it thinks the driver’s seat belt is not used?