- Vehicles
- 85,515
- Built between
- Nov 2024 – Aug 2025
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 24 April 2026
- Repaired
- 38%
- Unrepaired
- 51,550
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2024 and August 2025. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2025 Kia TellurideBuilt November 2024 to August 2025
Repair progress
51,550 of 85,515 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.
38% repaired — 32,486 of 85,515 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 1,101
- Scrapped or exported
- 378
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 Telluride vehicles, equipped with power front seat(s). Due to a manufacturing error, the driver and passenger seat back frame assemblies may fail to properly restrain occupants in a crash.
What could happen
A seat back frame that fails to properly restrain an occupant during a crash increases the risk of injury.
What gets fixed
Dealers will inspect and replace the front seat back frame assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning April 24, 2026.
Parts involved
- Frame Assy-Fr Seat Back, Lh88310-S9500, 88310-S9510, 88310-S9520Front Seat Back Frame Assembly, LH
- Frame Assy-Fr Seat Back, Rh88410-S9500, 88410-S9510Front Seat Back Frame Assembly, RH
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 2024 to August 2025
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 February 2026
- Owners notified24 April 2026
- Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 38% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 23 February 2026.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Kia Customer Service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC362. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 9, 2026.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- SC362
- Recalling manufacturer
- Kia America, Inc.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.