# NHTSA recall 24V962000

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: 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2024 KIA EV9](/makes/kia/ev9/2024/recalls.md). Built 2023\-09\-25 to 2024\-10\-15.
- [2025 KIA EV9](/makes/kia/ev9/2025/recalls.md). Built 2023\-09\-25 to 2024\-10\-15.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [TSB\_ELE326\_R2](/bulletins/11009493.md), 2024-10-30, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_ELE326\_R1](/bulletins/10249934.md), 2024-03-02, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_ELE326](/bulletins/10248692.md), 2024-02-02, 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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