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Year · Make · Model

2023 KIA Telluride

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

5
Open recalls
181
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
66
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

181 filed
5
Crashes
2
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Unknown OR Other
    51
  • Electrical System
    40
  • VISIBILITY/WIPER
    28
  • Power Train
    20
  • Engine
    16
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    13
  • STRUCTURE:BODY
    12
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
    10

Recalls

5 campaigns
25V494000·STRUCTURE:EXTERIOR TRIM2025-07-28

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Telluride vehicles. The door belt molding trim can delaminate and detach from the vehicle.

RiskA detached trim piece can become a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.

FixDealers will inspect and replace the belt molding trim assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 19, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC347.

24V407000·SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST2024-06-05

Park outside

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.

RiskA fire increases the risk of injury.

FixOwners 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.

24V214000·POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT2024-03-20

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.

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

FixOwners 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.

23V298000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL2023-04-26

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."

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

FixDealers 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.

23V035000·AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW2023-01-29

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.

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

FixDealers 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.

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