# NHTSA recall 21V164000

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: 21V164000
- Manufacturer's number: SC207
- Manufacturer: Kia Motors America
- Reported: 2021\-03\-11
- Owners notified: 2021\-03\-18
- Component: AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER; AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE
- Units potentially affected: 142
- Part numbers: 80702\-S9000, 80702\-L2000, 80702\-M6000

## What is wrong

Kia Motors America \(Kia\) is recalling certain 2021 Telluride, K5, and Forte vehicles. The Occupant Classification and Detection System \(OCS/ODS\) unit may not detect the presence of a child restraint system in the front passenger seat.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."


## What can happen

In the event of a crash, deployment of the front passenger air bag, with a child in that seat, can increase the risk of injury to the child.


## The remedy

Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the OCS/ODS unit, free of charge.  The recall began March 18, 2021.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1\-800\-333\-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC207.


## 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 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 142
- Reported remedied: 138 \(97%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, 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

- [2021 KIA FORTE](/makes/kia/forte/2021/recalls.md)
- [2021 KIA K5](/makes/kia/k5/2021/recalls.md)
- [2021 KIA TELLURIDE](/makes/kia/telluride/2021/recalls.md)

## 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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