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Kia Telluride Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 19 recall campaigns for the Kia Telluride, across 7 model years from 2020 to 2027. The 2022 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2027 (2).

Model years
7

2020–2027, with a recall

Recall campaigns
19
Most recalls
2022

7 recalls

Owner complaints
2,057

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 2,057 complaints with NHTSA about the Kia Telluride across 7 model years; the most, 776, concern the 2020.

Owners marked a crash on 41 of the Kia Telluride complaints (2%) and a fire on 23.

Across all Kia Telluride model years, owners name the visibility/wiper most often (at least 349 complaints), then the engine (321).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Kia Telluride in 2026: 516, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Kia Telluride is seats: front assembly: power adjust, in 10 model-year listings.

The newest Kia Telluride recall, 26V430000, was reported on July 2, 2026 and concerns the seats: front assembly: power adjust.

Kia Telluride years to avoid

Too few Kia Telluride model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Kia Telluride, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2027227—not ranked
20253122—not ranked
20245223—not ranked
20236209—not ranked
20227327267not ranked
20215373212not ranked
20207776397not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Kia Telluride years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Kia Telluride

  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST10
  • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT5
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL3
  • STRUCTURE:EXTERIOR TRIM3
  • TRAILER HITCHES3
  • TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE2
  • SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER1
  • SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:ANCHORAGE1
  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER1
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT1

Kia Telluride model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Kia Telluride recall campaign (19)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Kia Telluride, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V430000July 2, 2026seats: front assembly: power adjust2020–2024fire and injurypark outside462,869
26V356000June 2, 2026seat belts: front2027crash and injury6,264
26V135000March 6, 2026seat belts: rear/other: anchorage2027crash and injury14,870
26V105000February 23, 2026seats: front assembly: recliner2025crash and injury85,515
25V745000October 30, 2025tires: temporary/emergency spare tire2025crash45
25V494000July 28, 2025structure: exterior trim2023–2025crash201,149
24V407000June 5, 2024seats: front assembly: power adjust2020–2024fire and injurypark outside462,869
24V214000March 20, 2024power train: driveline: driveshaft2020–2024crash and injury427,407
24V148000February 26, 2024exterior lighting: headlights2020crash35,031
24V077000February 7, 2024engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical2024crash and fire2,872
23V298000April 26, 2023electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2023crash108,936
23V035000January 29, 2023air bags: side/window2023crash and injury31,943
22V626000August 15, 2022trailer hitches2020–2022fire and injurypark outside36,417
22V509000July 19, 2022tires: temporary/emergency spare tire2022crash8
22V344000May 17, 2022electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2022crash3,596
21V577000July 28, 2021electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2022crash5,143
21V164000March 11, 2021air bags: air bag/restraint control module2021crash and injury142
20V436000July 28, 2020electrical system: wiring2020crash86,921
19V594000August 13, 2019seat belts: rear/other2020crash and injury30,168

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Kia Telluride. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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