The 2023 Kia Telluride has 6 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 1,695,173 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 301 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 20, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SEATS26V4300002026-07-02462,869 affected
Defect
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 or an improper recall 24V407 repair, which can result in a fire while parked or driving.
Consequence
A fire increases the risk of injury.
Remedy
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will install an electronic fuse assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 13, 2026. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this…
STRUCTURE25V4940002025-07-28201,149 affected
Defect
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Telluride vehicles. The door belt molding trim can delaminate and detach from the vehicle.
Consequence
A detached trim piece can become a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers 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.
SEATS24V4070002024-06-05462,869 affected
Defect
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.
Consequence
A fire increases the risk of injury.
Remedy
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…
POWER TRAIN24V2140002024-03-20427,407 affected
Defect
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.
Consequence
A vehicle roll away increases the risk of a crash or injury.
Remedy
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,…
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…
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.
Remedy
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 BAGS23V0350002023-01-2931,943 affected
Defect
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.
Consequence
Air bags that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy
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.
Complaints by component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
56
1crashes1injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
42
3crashes1fires
VISIBILITY/WIPER
28
POWER TRAIN
22
1crashes
ENGINE
21
1fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
14
STRUCTURE:BODY
12
1crashes
STEERING
10
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
10
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
8
Total complaints301
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The kia driver assistance warning, showing a coffee pot, and warning "driver needs to take break" goes off constantly. Sometimes starts within 5 minutes of driving and goes off constantly for every 3 minutes . Dealer says it is a kia problem and can not do anything. This constant warning is a…”
“The kia driver assistance warning, showing a coffee pot, and warning "driver needs to take break" goes off constantly. Sometimes starts within 5 minutes of driving and goes off constantly for every 3 minutes . Dealer says it is a kia problem and can not do anything. This constant warning is a…”
“My 2023 kia telluride has been subject to at least 8 separate nhtsa recalls, including sc181 (seat belt/child restraint), sc194 (trailer brake light/cruise control), sc207 (airbag ocs/ods), sc262 (side airbag wire harness), sc303 (driveshaft/rollaway risk), sc316 (power seat motor fire risk),…”
“My vehicle has an active supplemental restraint system (srs) airbag dashboard warning light. A professional diagnostic scan has confirmed the active fault code: b143100 - "side airbag rear driver resistance circuit short to ground this exact physical failure matches the known manufacturing defect…”
“The fuel gauge intermittently fails and incorrectly displays that the vehicle has little or no fuel, even when the tank is nearly full. On the first occasion, I was at home. The second time, after shopping, I started the vehicle and the gauge indicated there was no fuel, despite knowing the tank…”
“The engine cooling fan activates at high speed and runs continuously for an extended period — in one instance, overnight — after the vehicle has been turned off, locked, and left unattended. This has occurred on multiple occasions. No warning lamps or messages appear before or during the…”
“The engine cooling fan activates at high speed and runs continuously for an extended period — in one instance, overnight — after the vehicle has been turned off, locked, and left unattended. This has occurred on multiple occasions. No warning lamps or messages appear before or during the…”
“On june 15, 2026, my check engine light came on. On june 17, 2026, I took it to auto zone, they checked the code for the check engine light, and it indicated p0016 and p0017–crankshaft issues. On june 19, 2026, while driving down the highway, my vehicle failed to accelerate. I exited the…”
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