The defect
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Telluride vehicles. The intermediate shaft and right front driveshaft may not be fully engaged, which can result in vehicle roll away while in PARK.
The risk
A vehicle roll away increases the risk of a crash or injury.
The remedy
Owners are advised to manually engage the emergency parking brake prior to exiting the vehicle until the recall remedy is performed. Dealers will update the electronic parking brake software and replace any damaged intermediate shafts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 15, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC303.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kia Telluride | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kia Telluride | 2020 | 776 | 7 |
| Kia Telluride | 2021 | 373 | 5 |
| Kia Telluride | 2022 | 327 | 7 |
| Kia Telluride | 2023 | 209 | 6 |
| Kia Telluride | 2024 | 223 | 5 |
Other power train recalls in 2024
41 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the power train; Kia America, Inc. filed 73 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024