{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"21V164000","date":"2021-03-11","owner_notified":"2021-03-18","manufacturer":"Kia Motors America","component":"AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER; AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE","summary":"Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2021 Telluride, K5, and Forte vehicles. The Occupant Classification and Detection System (OCS/ODS) unit may not detect the presence of a child restraint system in the front passenger seat.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"","consequence":"In the event of a crash, deployment of the front passenger air bag, with a child in that seat, can increase the risk of injury to the child.","remedy":"Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the OCS/ODS unit, free of charge.  The recall began March 18, 2021.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC207.","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.safercar.gov.","mfr_campaign":"SC207","part_number":"80702-S9000, 80702-L2000, 80702-M6000","units":142,"completion":{"kind":"annual","report_number":3,"period_from":"2025-1","period_to":"2025-4","submitted":"2026-01-28","involved":142,"remedied":138,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":97,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2021,"make":"KIA","model":"FORTE","vehicle_id":"2021_kia_forte","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2021,"make":"KIA","model":"K5","vehicle_id":"2021_kia_k5","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2021,"make":"KIA","model":"TELLURIDE","vehicle_id":"2021_kia_telluride","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/21V164000"}