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Kia Telluride

Every Kia Telluride model year on file, 2020 to 2027. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years2,02283 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years82020 to 2027
Recall campaigns19Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins496Summed across model years
By model year

The 2020 model year drew the most complaints, 767, 38% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

020040060080020207672021202220232024202520262027
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Visibility and wipers leads the Kia Telluride complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Visibility and wipers
430
Engine and cooling
345
Electrical system
290
Lighting
207
Powertrain
176
Structure
156
Driver assistance
124
Brakes
72
Suspension
72
Speed control
58
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Kia Telluride model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Kia Telluride by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2027SUV248.39602016
2026Not decoded0NoneNone001
2025SUV1164.38923022
2024SUV2194.11,0955058
2023SUV2074.31,0356070
2022SUV3245.91,4097089
2021SUV3654.41,2175095
2020SUV7673.02,73971145
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Kia Telluride

  • 26V-430 Jul 2, 2026
    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…
    Seats · 463k vehicles
  • 26V-356 Jun 2, 2026
    Driver seat belt emergency locking retractor may lock, causing the seat belt strap not to extend
    Seat belts · 6,264 vehicles
  • 26V-135 Mar 6, 2026
    Rear center seat belt anchor buckle in the 2026 K4 and the third-row center seat belt anchor buckle in the 2027 Telluride may not latch properly
    Seat belts · 15k vehicles
  • 26V-105 Feb 23, 2026
    Due to a manufacturing error, the driver and passenger seat back frame assemblies may fail to properly restrain occupants in a crash
    Seats · 86k vehicles
  • 25V-745 Oct 30, 2025
    Vehicles are equipped with an incorrect spare tire which, when installed, can impair the anti-lock braking system (ABS) and the traction control…
    Tires · 45 vehicles
  • 25V-494 Jul 28, 2025
    Door belt molding trim can delaminate and detach from the vehicle
    Structure · 201k vehicles
  • 24V-407 Jun 5, 2024
    Front power seat motor may overheat due to a stuck power seat slide knob, which can result in a fire while parked or driving
    Seats · 463k vehicles
  • 24V-214 Mar 20, 2024
    Intermediate shaft and right front driveshaft may not be fully engaged, which can result in vehicle roll away while in PARK
    Powertrain · 427k vehicles
  • 24V-148 Feb 26, 2024
    High beam headlights may fail
    Lighting · 35k vehicles
  • 24V-077 Feb 7, 2024
    Engine valve springs may break while driving, which can result in a loss of drive power and possibly create a hole in the engine block
    Engine and cooling · 2,872 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.