NHTSA recall 24V962000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 24V962000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SC329 |
| Manufacturer | Kia America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2024-12-20 |
| Owners notified | 2025-01-24 |
| Component | SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS |
| Units potentially affected | 22883 |
| Part numbers | 88550-A9000 |
| Report | Quarterly report 7, for 2026 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-10-14 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 22883 |
| Reported remedied | 20888 (91%) |
| Reported unreachable | 508 |
| Reported removed | 111 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 3, 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.
What is wrong
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2024-2025 EV9 vehicles. The second- and third-row seat mounting bolts may be missing.
What can happen
Seats without mounting bolts may not properly restrain an occupant, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and install mounting bolts as necessary free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 24, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC329.
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 nhtsa.gov.
| 2024 KIA EV9 | Built 2023-09-25 to 2024-10-15. |
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| 2025 KIA EV9 | Built 2023-09-25 to 2024-10-15. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| TSB_ELE326_R2 | 2024-10-30. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: POWER SEAT MODULE OPERATION LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA557) - 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 the procedure to update the software logic of the Power Seat Module (PSM) system on certain 2024MY EV9 (MV) vehicles produced from September 24, 2023 through November 6, 2023 to improve the front seat Easy Assist and Leg Rest operation, preventing the driver's leg rest from extending while driving. In addition, the software also improves the logic of the cargo area power folding seat buttons, so that the left seat will fold partially if the front row seat is too far back, which is the existing logic for the right seat. |
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| TSB_ELE326_R1 | 2024-03-02. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: POWER SEAT MODULE OPERATION LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA557) - 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 the procedure to update the software logic of the Power Seat Module (PSM) system on certain 2024MY EV9 (MV) vehicles produced from September 24, 2023 through November 6, 2023 to improve the front seat Easy Assist and Leg Rest operation, preventing the driver's leg rest from extending while driving. In addition, the software also improves the logic of the cargo area power folding seat buttons, so that the left seat will fold partially if the front row seat is too far back, which is the existing logic for the right seat. |
| TSB_ELE326 | 2024-02-02. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: POWER SEAT MODULE OPERATION LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA557) - This bulletin provides the procedure to update the software logic of the Power Seat Module (PSM) system on certain 2024MY EV9 (MV) vehicles produced from September 24, 2023 through November 6, 2023 to improve the front seat Easy Assist and Leg Rest operation, preventing the driver's leg rest from extending while driving. In addition, the software also improves the logic of the cargo area power folding seat buttons, so that the left seat will fold partially if the front row seat is too far back, which is the existing logic for the right seat. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.