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NHTSA recall 25V494000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number25V494000
Manufacturer's numberSC347
ManufacturerKia America, Inc.
Reported2025-07-28
Owners notified2025-11-19
ComponentSTRUCTURE:EXTERIOR TRIM
Units potentially affected201149
Part numbers83220-S9100 (Dark Satin) / 83220-S9510 (Satin), 83210-S9100 (Dark Satin) / 83210-S9510 (Satin), 82220-S9100 (Dark Satin) / 82220-S9510 (Satin), 82210-S9100 (Dark Satin) / 82210-S9510 (Satin)
Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
ReportQuarterly report 4, for 2026 quarter 3
Filed with NHTSA2026-10-14
Vehicles in the campaign201149
Reported remedied136168 (67%)
Reported unreachable7926
Reported removed2353

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 2023-2025 Telluride vehicles. The door belt molding trim can delaminate and detach from the vehicle.

What can happen

A detached trim piece can become a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the belt molding trim assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 19, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC347.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2023 KIA TELLURIDEBuilt from 2022-10-03.
2024 KIA TELLURIDE
2025 KIA TELLURIDEBuilt to 2024-09-18.

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

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
TSB_BOD3402025-06-11. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: DOOR BELT OUTSIDE WEATHERSTRIP REPLACEMENT (CA2504) - This bulletin provides information to replace the door belt outside weatherstrip(s) on certain 2023-2025MY Telluride (ON) vehicles produced from August 04, 2020 through February 11, 2025. The affected vehicles maybe missing an adhesive layer, causing the outer faceplate to detach/separate from the door belt outside weatherstrip molding. If a customer has a validated complaint of a door belt outside weatherstrip detaching and/or separating, replace it and any weatherstrip(s) that have not yet been replaced under warranty (including SA535 or SA578) according to the VIN list and procedure in this TSB.
TSB_BOD3292024-08-15. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: DOOR BELT OUTSIDE WEATHERSTRIP INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT (SA578) - This bulletin provides information to inspect front driver door belt outside weatherstrip on some 2024MY Telluride (ON) vehicles produced from August 1, 2023 through January 18, 2024. The affected vehicles may be missing an adhesive layer causing the outer faceplate to detach/separate from the molding.
TSB_BOD3252024-05-06. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: RADIATOR GRILLE EMBLEM INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT (SA566) - This bulletin provides information to inspect and if necessary, replace the front grille emblem on certain 2024MY Telluride (ON) vehicles, produced from November 27, 2023 through February 15, 2024, which may have an improperly adhered (partially detached) or missing front grille emblem.
TSB_BOD3182023-07-05. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: REAR HVAC CONTROL CLIP REPLACEMENT (SA534) - This bulletin provides information to replace the rear Heating Ventilation and Air Condition (HVAC) control assembly retaining clips on some 2022-2023MY Telluride (ON) vehicles produced from August 1, 2022 through May 03, 2023. The affected vehicles are equipped with a metal retaining clip which can create a rattling sound while driving on rougher road conditions. New plastic retaining clips will be installed to help rectify this rattling noise concern.
TSB_BOD3202023-07-01. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: FRONT DRIVER DOOR BELT OUTSIDE WEATHERSTRIP INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT (SA535) - This bulletin provides information to inspect front driver door belt outside weatherstrip on some 2023MY Telluride (ON) vehicles produced from March 13, 2023 through June 6, 2023. The affected vehicles may be missing an adhesive layer causing the outer faceplate to detach/separate from the molding.
TSB_BOD3142023-06-01. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: OVERHEAD CONSOLE SUNGLASS DOOR-LATCH REPAIR - This bulletin provides information to repair the overhead console lamp assembly and sunglass door latch on some 2012-2023MY model vehicles listed in the table below, which may encounter the sunglass case of the overhead console lamp not closing properly.
TSB_BOD315_R12023-04-22. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: CRASH PAD CENTER SPEAKER GRILL INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT (SA528) - 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 information to inspect and, if necessary, replace the crash pad center speaker grill cover on some 2023MY Telluride (ON) vehicles produced from August 31, 2022 through December 22, 2022. Some center speaker grill covers in the subject vehicles may not fit properly on the crash pad.
TSB_BOD3152023-04-06. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: CRASH PAD CENTER SPEAKER GRILL INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT (SA528) - This bulletin provides information to inspect and, if necessary, replace the crash pad center speaker grill cover on some 2023MY Telluride (ON) vehicles produced from August 31, 2022 through December 22, 2022. Some center speaker grill covers in the subject vehicles may not fit properly on the crash pad.

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

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