2025 Kia Telluride: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2025 Kia Telluride. The newest campaign is 26V105000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Feb 2026. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner. NHTSA has 115 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 26V105000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the front seat back frame assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning April 24, 2026. Owners may contact Kia Customer Service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC362. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 9, 2026.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Since the last update
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Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 286,709 units in total.
26V105000Received . 85,515 units.
Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 Telluride vehicles, equipped with power front seat(s). Due to a manufacturing error, the driver and passenger seat back frame assemblies may fail to properly restrain occupants in a crash.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A seat back frame that fails to properly restrain an occupant during a crash increases the risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the front seat back frame assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning April 24, 2026. Owners may contact Kia Customer Service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC362. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 9, 2026.
Report filed by Kia America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SC362. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V745000Received . 45 units.
Tires / Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 Telluride and 2026 Sorento vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with an incorrect spare tire which, when installed, can impair the anti-lock braking system (ABS) and the traction control system (TCS). As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Anti-lock braking or traction control systems that do not function properly can increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the spare wheel and tire assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 3, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC355. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning November 13, 2025.
Report filed by Kia America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SC355. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V494000Received . 201,149 units.
Structure / Exterior Trim
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Telluride vehicles. The door belt molding trim can delaminate and detach from the vehicle.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A detached trim piece can become a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by Kia America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SC347. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
115 complaints, 166 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2025 Kia Telluride
- All 2025 vehicles
| Component | 2025 Telluride | All 2025 vehicles | Telluride, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 259 | 91.5 | 120.2 | 43 |
| Unknown or Other | 132.5 | 111.9 | 175.1 | 22 |
| Electrical System | 126.5 | 167.8 | 110.9 | 21 |
| Visibility/Wiper | 96.4 | 32.8 | 128.3 | 16 |
| Power Train | 48.2 | 65.9 | 65.3 | 8 |
| Steering | 48.2 | 40.9 | 14.8 | 8 |
| Seats | 48.2 | 21.8 | 20.4 | 8 |
| Structure | 36.1 | 27.6 | 57.9 | 6 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 36.1 | 36.5 | 21.9 | 6 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 30.1 | 118.8 | 43.4 | 5 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 21.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 3
- Complaints that report a fire
- 2
- Injuries in the complaints
- 5
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 30 Sep 2026
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2025 Kia TellurideThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2025 Kia Telluride: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kia/telluride/2025/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Kia America, Inc.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2025 Kia Telluride?
- 286,709 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Kia Telluride have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 19 recall campaigns for the Kia Telluride, model years 2020 to 2027. 3 of them name the 2025 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2025 Kia Telluride name most often?
- Engine: 43 of 166 component mentions, or 259 per 1,000. For all 2025 vehicles the figure is 91.5 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2025 Kia Telluride open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.