Kia is recalling greater than 427,000 of its Telluride SUVs on account of a defect that will trigger the vehicles to roll away whereas they’re parked.
In accordance with paperwork printed by the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration, the intermediate shaft and proper entrance driveshaft of sure 2020-2024 Tellurides is probably not absolutely engaged. Over time, this may result in “unintended car motion” whereas the vehicles are in park — rising potential crash dangers.
Kia America determined to recall all 2020-2023 mannequin yr and choose 2024 mannequin yr Tellurides earlier this month, NHTSA paperwork present. On the time, no accidents or crashes had been reported.
Improper meeting is suspected to be the reason for the shaft engagement drawback — with the recall protecting 2020-2024 Tellurides that had been manufactured between Jan. 9, 2019 and Oct. 19, 2023. Kia America estimates that 1% have the defect.
To treatment this difficulty, recall paperwork say, sellers will replace the affected vehicles’ digital parking brake software program and exchange any broken intermediate shafts at no cost. House owners who already incurred restore bills can even be reimbursed.
Within the meantime, drivers of the impacted Tellurides are instructed to manually have interaction the emergency brake earlier than exiting the car. Drivers also can affirm if their particular car is included on this recall and discover extra data utilizing the NHTSA web site and/or Kia’s recall lookup platform.
Proprietor notification letters are in any other case set to be mailed out on Could 15, with seller notification starting a number of days prior.
