NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Kia Telluride Recalls
The 2020 Kia Telluride has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 2, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Kia Telluride. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 776
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 Kia Telluride, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2020 Kia Telluride
Seats: front assembly: power adjust
- Campaign
- 26V430000
- Reported
- July 2, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 462,869
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2024 Telluride
Seats: front assembly: power adjust
- Campaign
- 24V407000
- Reported
- June 5, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 462,869
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2024 Telluride
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 24V214000
- Reported
- March 20, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 427,407
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2024 Telluride
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 24V148000
- Reported
- February 26, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 35,031
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2020 Kia Telluride
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 22V626000
- Reported
- August 15, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 36,417
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 Telluride
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 20V436000
- Reported
- July 28, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 86,921
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2020 Kia Telluride
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 19V594000
- Reported
- August 13, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 30,168
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- only the 2020 Kia Telluride
2020 Kia Telluride complaints by year
NHTSA has received 776 owner complaints about the 2020 Kia Telluride, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (1%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2020 Kia Telluride, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (24%), followed by the engine (20%) and the visibility/wiper (18%).
1 of the 2020 Kia Telluride's 7 recalls also concerns the exterior lighting.
Where 2020 Kia Telluride owners gave the mileage (196 complaints), the median was 6,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting185
- Engine153
- Unknown Or Other146
- Visibility/Wiper136
- Power Train70
- Electrical System60
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 73 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 71 | |
| 2021 | 52 | |
| 2022 | 50 | |
| 2023 | 151 | |
| 2024 | 122 | |
| 2025 | 126 | |
| 2026 | 131 |
Complaints about the 2020 Kia Telluride peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 151. 51% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 776 complaints about the 2020 Kia Telluride are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Telluride by model year
Other 2020 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted