# NHTSA recall 20V436000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 20V436000
- Manufacturer's number: SC194
- Manufacturer: Kia Motors America
- Reported: 2020\-07\-28
- Owners notified: 2020\-09\-10
- Component: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- Units potentially affected: 86921

## What is wrong

Kia Motors America \(Kia\) is recalling certain 2020 Telluride vehicles equipped with Smart Cruise Control \(SCC\).  When a trailer is connected to the vehicle, the trailer brake lights will not illuminate when the SCC applies the brakes.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."


## What can happen

Inoperative trailer brake lights can fail to warn other drivers that the vehicle is slowing, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Kia will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional wire harness to the main fuse box to signal the trailer brake lights, free of charge.  The recall began September 10, 2020.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1\-800\-333\-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC194.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 3, for 2024 quarter 3 to 2025 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-07\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 86921
- Reported remedied: 80163 \(92%\)
- Reported unreachable: 1225
- Reported removed: 522

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2020 KIA TELLURIDE](/makes/kia/telluride/2020/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SC243\_TSB](/bulletins/10219038.md), 2022-09-01, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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