# NHTSA recall 24V148000

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: 24V148000
- Manufacturer's number: SC299
- Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
- Reported: 2024\-02\-26
- Owners notified: 2024\-08\-09
- Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
- Units potentially affected: 35031
- Part numbers: 92102 S9000, 92101 S9000

## What is wrong

Kia America, Inc. \(Kia\) is recalling certain 2020 Telluride vehicles.  The high beam headlights may fail.


## What can happen

Inoperable high beam headlights may reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect and repair or replace the high beam headlights, as necessary free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed August 9, 2024.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1\-800\-333\-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC299.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 8, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 35031
- Reported remedied: 22288 \(63%\)
- Reported unreachable: 2500
- Reported removed: 1168

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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)

## Investigated as PE23002

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- PE23002: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2023\-01\-27, closed 2024\-04\-17. Complete Loss of High Beams. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/24V148000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/24V148000/investigations)

## 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/24V148000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/24V148000)

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