2023 Kia Telluride Review

Recalls

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

Recall Number: 

24V407000

Manufacturer Recall Number: 

SC316

Manufactured from: 

2019-01-09 to 2024-05-29

Number of vehicles affected: 

462869

Defect Description: 

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Telluride vehicles. The front power seat motor may overheat due to a stuck power seat slide knob, which can result in a fire while parked or driving.

Defect Consequence: 

A fire increases the risk of injury.

Corrective Action: 

Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will install a bracket for the power seat switch back covers and replace the seat slide knobs, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 30, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC316.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

Recall Number: 

24V214000

Manufacturer Recall Number: 

SC303

Number of vehicles affected: 

427407

Defect Description: 

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Telluride vehicles. The intermediate shaft and right front driveshaft may not be fully engaged, which can result in vehicle roll away while in PARK.

Defect Consequence: 

A vehicle roll away increases the risk of a crash or injury.

Corrective Action: 

Owners are advised to manually engage the emergency parking brake prior to exiting the vehicle until the recall remedy is performed. Dealers will update the electronic parking brake software and replace any damaged intermediate shafts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 15, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC303.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

Recall Number: 

23V298000

Manufacturer Recall Number: 

SC270

Number of vehicles affected: 

108936

Defect Description: 

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Sportage, Sportage Hybrid, Sportage Plug-in Hybrid, Niro Hybrid, Niro Plug-in Hybrid, Soul, and Telluride vehicles equipped with a digital instrument cluster containing a 4.2" LCD screen. The instrument cluster may fail to display any information when the vehicle is started. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 101, "Control and Displays," and 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems."

Defect Consequence: 

A blank instrument cluster display will not show critical information, such as tire pressure, warning messages, and warning lights, increasing the risk of a crash.

Corrective Action: 

Dealers will update the instrument cluster software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 26, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC270.

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

Recall Number: 

23V035000

Manufacturer Recall Number: 

SC262

Number of vehicles affected: 

31943

Defect Description: 

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Telluride vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the wire harnesses for the second row seat side air bags may become damaged, causing them not to deploy in the event of a crash.

Defect Consequence: 

Air bags that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash.

Corrective Action: 

Dealers will inspect and replace, or secure the air bag wire harnesses, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 28, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC262.