2023 KIA TELLURIDE

6 recalls, 315 complaints - 52 TSBs - 5/5 safety rating

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

Defect Description

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 nu... Read more

462,869 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.

STRUCTURE:EXTERIOR TRIM

Defect Description

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.

201,149 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

Defect Description

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 cust... Read more

462,869 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

Defect Description

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 m... Read more

427,407 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

Defect Description

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 ... Read more

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.

108,936 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

Defect Description

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.

31,943 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.

Complaint Statistics

315 total complaints 13 crashes 5 fires 15 injuries

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
ENGINE	62
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	43
UNKNOWN OR OTHER	32
POWER TRAIN	27
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	16
SERVICE BRAKES	15
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	13
AIR BAGS	12
STEERING	12
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	8

Incident date: Aug 3, 2026

Screen go black or blanks out. Sometime when shifting from reverse to drive the reverse screen stay on.

Incident date: Sep 3, 2026

Three times over the past year minor debris or small rocks have hit the windshield causing major spidering affects that have run all across the windshield. Even when using the windshield repair kits.

Incident date: Sep 2, 2026

While driving 2023 Kia Telluride driver side over head visor detached tangling in front of driver obscuring vision.

Incident date: Aug 21, 2026

On XXX, at approximately 7:40 a.m., my 2023 Kia Telluride, VIN [XXX], experienced a sudden mechanical failure while traveling approximately 65+ mph southbound on [XXX]. The vehicle suddenly locked up, causing the driver to lose control, skid, and swerve toward the side of the freeway. The rear whee... Read more

Incident date: Aug 18, 2026

The contact owns a 2023 Kia Telluride. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V430000 (Seats); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available for the recall repair. The contact was conce... Read more

Incident date: Aug 8, 2026

The contact owns a 2024 Honda Civic SI. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH with the cruise control activated, a semi-truck abruptly entered the lane the vehicle was driving in, and the brake pedal became firm. The contact stated that the cruise control failed to disengage while depressing ... Read more

2 injured

Incident date: Aug 8, 2026

2 injured

Incident date: Jan 1, 2026

The driver's memory seat has a serious malfunction. Whenever I enter the vehicle or switch between memory presets, the driver's seat unexpectedly reclines completely backward. This also crushes anyone sitting in the rear driver's-side seat, making it essentially unusable until we can return the driv... Read more

Incident date: May 1, 2026

While driving my 2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid, the vehicle suddenly lost power, began shaking, and all warning lights illuminated at once. The car would not accelerate properly and became unsafe to operate in traffic. After pulling over and restarting the vehicle, the warnings cleared, but the issue h... Read more

Incident date: May 1, 2026

Incident date: Jul 10, 2026

I purchased a Maxi-Cosi Peri 180 infant car seat and discovered what I believe may be a defect in the carrier-to-base locking mechanism. When the infant carrier is installed in the base and appears to be fully latched, the rear of the carrier can lift out of its locking slot with gentle upward press... Read more

Incident date: Jul 12, 2026

My truck transmission beed jerking off and on for over a year. One time it lose power when i was driving and could have caused an accident. I took it to the dealership and they said i new a new transmission for $12000. Something just doesn’t seem right about this! I brought a brand new truck thats... Read more

Incident date: Jul 12, 2026

Transfer case failure, leakage, discovered after warranty expired. Took vehicle in describing seeming loss of AWD and tech informed me it was “normal” I Later discovered, during an oil change, a leak From the transmission or transfer case that covered the lower skid plate, which looking up, was... Read more

Incident date: Jul 12, 2026

Vehicle flashing warning signs for multiple system functions including battery and mechanical, forcing driver to pull over, unable to put vehicle in neutral to tow. Took vehicle to Honda dealership in Phoenix, AZ dealership unable to recreate issue. Stated it was cleared as a certified used Honda. C... Read more

Incident date: Jul 12, 2026

My 2020 E450 has not been serviced on schedule due to Mercedes-Benz of Indianapolis and its service manger banning and blacklisting me for months. This service department would not allow my vehicle to be serviced under a prepaid maintenance and wheel and tire plan, and most importantly my vehicle's ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 26, 2026

I am getting an electrical fault which has disabled my front passenger seat airbags. They need to replace the wiring, which means they also now need to replace the passenger airbag itself because wiring has changed and the old airbag is not compatible with the new wiring. Replace Occupant Classifi... Read more

Incident date: Jul 11, 2026

Incident involving my 2026 Tesla Model 3 equipped with HW4 hardware and the latest FSD (Supervised) software. During a garage reverse maneuver performed under FSD supervision, the vehicle had sufficient time to assess the surrounding environment before initiating the maneuver. There were no pedestr... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Jun 19, 2026

While driving downhill nearing a stop sign my wife went to apply the brakes to stop and all she had was an extremely hard brake pedal. She panicked that she “no brakes.” She was only going about 20 MPH, and was able to stop the vehicle but it took an extraordinary amount of effort to do so. Ha... Read more

Incident date: Jun 19, 2026

Hello, my front differential recently failed on my BMW. based on some research, this appears to be a manufacturing defect that BMW isn't covering affecting many owners of this car.

Incident date: Jun 19, 2026

Back in the fall/winner of 2024 (could have been 2025) my Honda Odyssey had a recall for a low pressure fuel pump. However, Honda and many other dealers were dealing with hundreds of thousands of recalls, and we’re only recalling the vehicles with actual symptoms. My vehicle was hesitating and exp... Read more

Incident date: Dec 3, 2025

I used the jack to lift the car, back almost a year ago, the jack failed and fall on me with the car almost killed me, it was rated at 3 ton but it couldn't handle one side of the car which is 1 ton, it made several damages to the car as well I have videos of how it is failed

1 injured

Incident date: May 26, 2026

While driving at about the speed of 45 miles/hr. the car abruptly braked in the middle of the road without any vehicle or object in front of me. It was a scary situation because if there had been a car behind me, my car would have been rear-ended. This problem has neither been reproduced nor investi... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2024

The vehicle experienced a coolant intrusion failure involving the 2.0L EcoBoost engine. While driving, the engine began to misfire and run rough, and the check engine light illuminated. Diagnostic testing confirmed a cylinder misfire. A dealership inspected the vehicle and confirmed that coolant was... Read more

Incident date: Jun 30, 2026

The rear-view camera intermittently fails to engage when the vehicle is shifted into reverse. When the camera does display, the image sometimes shows horizontal glitch lines/artifacts. This affects backing visibility and parking safety and creates a risk of collision with pedestrians, objects, vehic... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2024

In reference to report filed already. Complaint: 1174738. Had problems importing some worksheets from Manufacturer acknowledging problem with truck and safety issues.

Incident date: Jun 20, 2026

If I have a sensor that will malfunction due to water then there should be a water indicator alert. My sunroof vent was blocked and water went into my trunk where the core module is. I had just come to a red light to turn on to a major highway and my car began to smell like fuel. I rolled down the w... Read more

Incident date: Jun 20, 2026

Incident date: Dec 31, 2024

The vehicle experienced a sudden transmission/powertrain failure while driving. The transmission began slipping, with engine RPM increasing but the vehicle failing to accelerate normally. The vehicle would move very slowly or not move forward at all, creating a significant safety risk in traffic bec... Read more

Incident date: Dec 31, 2024

We are the original owner of a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe. The vehicle is experiencing issues from internal engine oil consumption caused by a manufacturing defect in the GDI powertrain. In 2023, while driving under normal operating conditions, the vehicle began severely jerking, shuddering and hesitatin... Read more

Incident date: Jun 10, 2026

This is my daughters vehicle. She was driving home from work with my [XXX] and [XXX] grandchildren in the car. The car suddenly wouldn't drive at a safe speed and was chugging along. She almost got into an accident because she couldn't go faster than about 12 mph. She as finally able to pull over in... Read more

Incident date: Jun 10, 2026

Incident date: Jun 4, 2026

Car has sticky steering when going into curves and likes to wandered when drive straight, matches the symptoms of the current recall for certain vin numbers

Incident date: May 1, 2023

The contact owns a 2017 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving 60-65 MPH, the check engine light was blinking. The vehicle began to jerk. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with faulty fuel injectors. The injectors were replaced. After further evaluation, ... Read more

Incident date: May 1, 2023

Infotainment system randomly cycles through menu, as if I'm pressing buttons on the screen. It will lose navigation, randomly call my contacts and audio will turn off and on. This is extremely unsafe. Once it starts doing this the screen becomes unresponsive to actual touch. I can't stop it if I wan... Read more

Incident date: May 1, 2026

While driving, there is a loss of fuel pressure at random. It has happened when stopped at traffic light and while driving on the freeway, the vehicle does not respond to the gas pedal being pressed. This is unsafe for myself and my passengers, as I cannot confidently change lanes as I never know wh... Read more

Incident date: May 23, 2026

Component/system: Rear tires — traction and wet-weather grip performance. Tires are available for inspection upon request. Tire size: 265/70R16 Four BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A 265/70R16 112T all-season tires were purchased new and professionally installed at a retail warehouse tire center in Aug... Read more

Incident date: May 9, 2026

Rear Suspension Dampers leaking prematurely which could cause unsafe driving issues.

Incident date: May 9, 2026

The vehicle has engaged the automatic braking feature multiple times while in a parking garage and when in the middle of a four-way stop despite there being no cross traffic or moving vehicles around my vehicle. In two instances, there was a vehicle behind mine that the breaking could have led to me... Read more

Incident date: May 4, 2026

Transmition- I started bringing it into the dealer around 80,000 miles because it was slipping and bucking (gears). Allegedly, they could provide warrenty coverage but could duplicate the problem. It is doing it more frequently and hesitates (drastically) which can cause an accident from behind. ... Read more

Incident date: Apr 2, 2026

"Mi Outlander 2024 tiene falla de frenos desde 8/1/26. Está en [XXX] Mitsubishi Thornton. El dealer negó garantía. Hoy 8/4/26 llamé a Mitsubishi 3 veces a las 7am, 8am y 8:20am pidiendo español por ser falla de seguridad. Me negaron español y me colgaron 2 veces. La tercera vez me dejaron 15 ... Read more

Incident date: Apr 27, 2026

Have called about this starting 2020. Had 137000. Also previous owner since 99000mi. Drive train & Turbo. Brake assist. Oil leaks, shutting off while driving. Now as of Saturday April 25 2026 Car shut off while driving and has been towed to dealership. Car deemed lemon by GM. In 2020 car to have bee... Read more

Incident date: Apr 27, 2026

The contact owned a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while driving approximately 80 MPH, the brakes failed to operate properly while the brake pedal was depressed. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed, and it was determined that... Read more

Incident date: Apr 1, 2026

Starter failed to resume engine operation when auto start/stop disengaged motor at a stop light. This resulted in the vehicle being briefly inoperable after the light turned green, requiring other motorists to go around and leaving the vehicle stalled until engine functionality was resumed. Issue wa... Read more

Incident date: Apr 22, 2026

Issue: Repeated failure of safety‑critical module Description: The Side Blind Zone Alert system on my 2015 GMC Acadia has failed multiple times over the life of the vehicle. The system becomes inoperative and displays “Side Detection System Unavailable.” A local GMC dealer has diagnosed the... Read more

Incident date: Apr 22, 2026

As I began a drive cycle, I heard a pop sound and received the “check electric vehicle system” warning associated with ICCU failure. With ICCU failure, if I had continued to drive the 12V battery would have run to zero and the car would have died completely. Vehicle goes to dealer tomorrow for c... Read more

Incident date: Apr 22, 2026

I was in an accident that envolved a rock wall and not 1 airbag deployed. Damage was severe enough for at least 2 should have deployed.

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Apr 22, 2026

Incident date: Apr 1, 2025

approximately 6 years my daughter and her boyfriend were driving and she heard a loud pop sound, and thought it might be a tire but it wasnt behaving like it was and then all of the sudden people are driving next to her telling her to pull over cuz the car was on fire, she pulled it over and as soon... Read more

Incident date: Apr 1, 2024

Recall of vehicle catching fire has not been taken care of even after contacting dealership.

Showing 50 of 315 complaints.

NHTSA Safety Ratings, 2023 KIA TELLURIDE

2023 Kia Telluride SUV AWD

Category	Rating
Overall Rating	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Frontal Crash	4 / 5 ★★★★☆
Frontal Crash, Driver	4 / 5 ★★★★☆
Frontal Crash, Passenger	4 / 5 ★★★★☆
Side Crash	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Side Crash, Driver	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Side Crash, Passenger	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Rollover	4 / 5 ★★★★☆
Rollover Risk	14.3%

Safety Technology

Feature	Status
Electronic Stability Control	Standard
Forward Collision Warning	Standard & Optional
Lane Departure Warning	Standard

Source: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings Program. Ratings are based on crash tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Technical Service Bulletins, 2023 KIA TELLURIDE

52 manufacturer communications from 32 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	22
060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	8
160000 STRUCTURE	5
100000 POWER TRAIN	2
130000 VISIBILITY	2
171200 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LOCK	2
220000 SEATS	1
251000 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)	1

117000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: CLUSTER SOFTWARE LOGIC IMPROVEMENT FOR LOWER THAN ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL INDICATION - This bulletin provides information to upgrade the software on the instrument cluster 'CLU' on some 2023-2024MY Telluride (ON) vehic

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

070000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: AVN 5.0 WIDE NON-RESPONSIVE RADIO ICON (AM, FM, SXM) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. Th

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SMART KEY OPERATION LOGIC IMPROVEMENT - This bulletin provides the procedure to upgrade the software of the Integrated Body Control Unit (IBU) system on some 2023MY Telluride (ON) vehicles produced from January 3

130000 VISIBILITY

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: DATC HEATER OPERATION LOGIC IMPROVEMENT - This bulletin provides information to upgrade the air condition (AIRCON) software logic on certain 2020-2023MY Telluride (ON) vehicles equipped with Dual Air Temperature

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

010000 STEERING

PITSTOP: AWD SYSTEM CONCERN DUE TO TIRE CIRCUMFERENCE - This Pitstop provides information regarding potential concerns with the All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) system due to tire sizes of differing circumference. Some customers may complain of a chat

020000 SUSPENSION

100000 POWER TRAIN

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN SERVICE ACTION: FRONT OUTER DOOR HANDLE SOFTWARE UPDATE (SA542) - This bulletin provides information to upgrade the software on the driver and passenger front outer door handles on certain 2023-2024MY Telluride (O

171200 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LOCK

170000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE REMINDER SETTING RESET PROCEDURE - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin pr

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: DEALER PRINCIPAL MEMO - OWNER NOTIFICATION - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Service Campaign to re-tighten the positive (+) battery terminal nut on certain 20

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: DEALER PRINCIPAL MEMO - DEALER PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER MEMO - This document is the announcement to the dealer Parts and Service Managers that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Service Campaign to re-tighten the pos

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: DEALER PRINCIPAL MEMO - This document is the announcement to the dealer principals that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Service Campaign to re-tighten the positive (+) battery terminal nut on certain 2023 MY Tellur

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: QUESTION AND ANSWER - This document is the Question and Answer Guide containing the most frequently asked questions regarding the Voluntary Service Campaign (SC274).

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL NUT RE-TIGHTENING (SC274) - This bulletin provides information to re-tighten the positive (+) battery terminal nut on certain 2023MY Kia Telluride (ON) vehicles produced from February 8,

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

PITSTOP: PASSENGER TALK AVAILABILITY FOR TELLURIDE - This Pitstop provides information regarding ??A?A?Passenger Talk??A?A? feature availability on some 2023-2024MY Telluride (ON PE) vehicles. Customers may have a concern that the ??A?A?Pas

160000 STRUCTURE

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: REAR HVAC CONTROL CLIP REPLACEMENT (SA534) - This bulletin provides information to replace the rear Heating Ventilation and Air Condition (HVAC) control assembly retaining clips on some 2022-2023MY Telluride (ON)

160000 STRUCTURE

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: FRONT DRIVER DOOR BELT OUTSIDE WEATHERSTRIP INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT (SA535) - This bulletin provides information to inspect front driver door belt outside weatherstrip on some 2023MY Telluride (ON) vehicles produc

138000 VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

130000 VISIBILITY

160000 STRUCTURE

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: OVERHEAD CONSOLE SUNGLASS DOOR-LATCH REPAIR - This bulletin provides information to repair the overhead console lamp assembly and sunglass door latch on some 2012-2023MY model vehicles listed in the table below,

330000 INTERIOR LIGHTING

163400 STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:SUN VISOR

171200 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LOCK

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Service Campaign to inspect and, if necessary, replace the drive belt in certain 2022-2023 MY Telluride veh

251000 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)

VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: DEALER PRINCIPAL MEMO - This document is the announcement to the dealer principals that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Service Campaign on certain 2022-2023 MY Telluride vehicles manufactured from September 10, 20

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: QUESTION AND ANSWER - This document is the Question and Answer Guide containing the most frequently asked questions regarding the Voluntary Service Campaign (SC254).

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: QUESTION AND ANSWER - This document is the Question and Answer Guide containing the most frequently asked questions regarding the Voluntary Service Campaign (SC254).

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: DEALER PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER MEMO - This document is the announcement to the dealer Parts and Service Managers that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Service Campaign on certain 2022-2023 MY Telluride vehicles ma

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

081100 FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: DATA COLLECTION: EXTRACT CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS DATA FROM ECU (DC23) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the mar

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: DRIVE BELT INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT (SC254) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area.This bulletin pr

160000 STRUCTURE

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: CRASH PAD CENTER SPEAKER GRILL INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT (SA528) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar

160000 STRUCTURE

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: CRASH PAD CENTER SPEAKER GRILL INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT (SA528) - This bulletin provides information to inspect and, if necessary, replace the crash pad center speaker grill cover on some 2023MY Tel

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

PITSTOP: TFT DISPLAY SIZE WHEN VARIANT CODING CLUSTER - This Pitstop provides information to determine the correct instrument cluster when performing the cluster variant coding. There are two (2) cluster options in the KDS for variant codin

100000 POWER TRAIN

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: TRANSMISSION FLUID APPLICATION GUIDE - This bulletin provides information relating to the correct transmission fluid type and fill quantity requirement for each Kia model. A flush is required ONLY when a transmis

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

PITSTOP: DIGITAL KEY 2 TOUCH GUIDE - This Pitstop provides information on activating Digital Key 2 Touch for smartphone devices or card key, available on certain 2023MY Niro EV, PHEV, HEV (SG2 EV P/HEV) and Telluride (ON) vehicles. Using th

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: OIL LIFE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (OLMS) AND MAINTENANCE REMINDER FEATURE - This bulletin provides information regarding the new Oil Life Management System (OLMS) Maintenance Reminder Setting feature available on some 2

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: MAINTENANCE REMINDER FEATURE - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area.This bulletin provides inform

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE REMINDER SETTING RESET PROCEDURE - This bulletin provides the procedure to turn OFF the service reminder lamp, at the first service interval reminder alert that will display on the instrument cluster. The

220000 SEATS

PITSTOP: REAR OCCUPANT ALERT (ROA) W/REAR DOOR LOGIC - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This Pitstop provides informatio

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: DATA COLLECTION: EXTRACT CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS DATA FROM ECU (DC23) - This bulletin provides information related to extracting in use performance tracking emissions data from the Engine Control Unit (ECU) of certa

NHTSA Safety Investigations, KIA TELLURIDE

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

PE, Closed , Model Year: 2020

Complete Loss of High Beams

On January 27, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE23002 to investigate allegations of loss of high beams with no warning and no re-engagement resulting in reduced visibility at night in the 2020 Kia Telluride. The investigation revealed that the halogen bi-function projector be... Read more

KIA TELLURIDE - All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the KIA TELLURIDE across all model years (2020, 2027).

35 Total Recalls

2,649 Total Complaints

1 Investigations

104 Reported Crashes

31 Reported Fires

0 Reported Deaths

KIA TELLURIDE - Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2027	2	32	View
2025	3	155	View
2024	5	321	View
2023 (current)	6	315
2022	7	426	View
2021	5	464	View
2020	7	936	View

Other KIA Models

Model	Recalls	Complaints
SORENTO	188	13,593	View
SPORTAGE	165	6,601	View
SEDONA	118	3,350	View
OPTIMA	100	10,128	View
SOUL	66	7,233	View
SORENTO HYBRID	62	159	View
SOUL EV	62	50	View
FORTE	56	3,494	View

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2023 KIA TELLURIDE

Complaint Statistics

Top Reported Components

NHTSA Safety Ratings, 2023 KIA TELLURIDE

Safety Technology

Technical Service Bulletins, 2023 KIA TELLURIDE

Most Affected Components

NHTSA Safety Investigations, KIA TELLURIDE

KIA TELLURIDE - All Years Overview

KIA TELLURIDE - Year by Year

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