The defect
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2024 EV9 vehicles. The front passenger seat belt retractor cover may not be secured properly, which can cause the front passenger seat belt automatic locking retractor (ALR) and emergency locking retractor (ELR) to not operate as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 208, "Occupant Crash Protection" and 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
The risk
A seat belt retractor that does not operate as intended increases the risk of injury in a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the front passenger seat belt assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 5, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC312.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kia EV9 | 2024 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
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 EV9 | 2024 | 209 | 7 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2024
20 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the seat belts; Kia America, Inc. filed 73 campaigns in all.
| 24V919000 10 Dec 2024 | Roadtrek Inc. |
| 24V849000 8 Nov 2024 | VANCRAFT LLC |
| 24V647000 5 Nov 2024 | Nova Bus (US) Inc. |
| 24V742000 3 Oct 2024 | Winnebago Industries, Inc. |
| 24V703000 19 Sept 2024 | General Motors, LLC |
| 24V510000 3 Jul 2024 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 24V434000 13 Jun 2024 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 24V431000 12 Jun 2024 | Endera Motors |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024