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Kia Telluride · 2020

7 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·24V407000·2024-06-05

    2023 Kia Telluride power seat motor fire risk recall

    Kia is recalling certain 2023 Telluride vehicles due to a fire risk in the front power seat motor caused by a stuck seat slide knob. Owners should park outside until repairs are completed.

    Product
    KIA — KIA TELLURIDE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·24V214000·2024-03-20

    Kia Telluride driveshafts may not fully engage, allowing roll away

    Kia is recalling certain 2020-2024 Telluride vehicles because the intermediate shaft and right front driveshaft may not be fully engaged, which can result in roll away while in PARK.

    Product
    KIA — KIA TELLURIDE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·22V626000·2022-08-15

    2020-2022 Kia Telluride tow hitch electrical short fire hazard

    Certain 2020-2022 Kia Telluride vehicles with Genuine Kia tow hitch harnesses may experience electrical shorts from debris and moisture, creating a fire risk while parked or driving.

    Product
    KIA — KIA TELLURIDE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V436000·2020-07-28

    Kia Recalls 2020 Telluride Vehicles for Trailer Brake Light Defect

    Kia is recalling 2020 Telluride vehicles equipped with Smart Cruise Control because trailer brake lights may not illuminate when the system applies brakes, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    KIA — KIA TELLURIDE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V594000·2019-08-13

    Kia Recalls 2020 Telluride Vehicles for Seat Belt Assembly Defect

    Kia is recalling 2020 Telluride vehicles because seat belt assemblies may not securely hold child restraints in a crash, increasing injury risk.

    Product
    KIA — KIA TELLURIDE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 20205/5

    2 trims tested for 2020; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • AQ25001 Audit Query · engine and engine cooling:engine:hard parts internal/mechanical
  • PE23002 Preliminary Evaluation · exterior lighting:headlights
  • PE19004 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery:cables
  • RQ17003 Recall Query · engine

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2020 · visibility 135 complaints, median 6,000 mi
  • 2020 · engine 104 complaints, median 91,300 mi
    Includes 2 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2022 · visibility 84 complaints
  • 2021 · visibility 74 complaints, median 3,380 mi
  • 2020 · powertrain 63 complaints, median 10,100 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a death and 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

268 manufacturer service bulletins across 7 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2025: 3.6/5 · 106 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2024: 3.2/5 · 215 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2023: 3.1/5 · 205 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2022: 2.9/5 · 319 complaints · most complained-of: visibility
  • 2021: 3.1/5 · 354 complaints · most complained-of: visibility

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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