# NHTSA recall 26V135000

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: 26V135000
- Manufacturer's number: SC364
- Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
- Reported: 2026\-03\-06
- Owners notified: 2026\-05\-05
- Component: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:ANCHORAGE
- Units potentially affected: 14870
- Part numbers: 898J3\-P8500, 898K0\-GG000

## What is wrong

Kia America, Inc \(Kia\) is recalling certain 2027 Kia Telluride and 2026 Kia K4 vehicles. The rear center seat belt anchor buckle in the 2026 K4 and the third\-row center seat belt anchor buckle in the 2027 Telluride may not latch properly.


## What can happen

A seat belt buckle that is not latched properly can fail to restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the anchor buckle assembly, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 5, 2026. Owners may contact Kia at 1\-800\-333\-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC364. Vehicle Identification Numbers \(VINs\) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning March 20, 2026.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 2, for 2026 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-10\-14
- Vehicles in the campaign: 14870
- Reported remedied: 10023 \(67%\)
- Reported unreachable: 206
- Reported removed: 14

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

- [2026 KIA K4](/makes/kia/k4/2026/recalls.md). Built 2025\-10\-31 to 2026\-02\-23.
- [2027 KIA TELLURIDE](/makes/kia/telluride/2027/recalls.md). Built 2026\-01\-02 to 2026\-02\-19.

## 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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