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2020 Kia Telluride SUV
Mack Hogan | CNBC
Kia is recalling greater than 427,000 of its Telluride SUVs because of a defect that would trigger the vehicles to roll away whereas parked.
In keeping with paperwork printed by the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration, the countershaft and proper entrance driveshaft on sure 2020-2024 Tellurides might not be absolutely engaged. Over time, this may result in ‘unintentional car actions’ whereas the vehicles are parked, rising the potential crash threat.
Kia America determined earlier this month to recall your entire 2020-2023 mannequin yr and choose the 2024 mannequin yr Tellurides earlier this month, NHTSA paperwork present. There have been no accidents or accidents reported on the time.
Improper set up is suspected to be the reason for the axle linkage difficulty – with the recall affecting 2020-2024 Tellurides manufactured between January 9, 2019 and October 19, 2023. Kia America estimates that 1% have the defect.
To right the issue, recall paperwork present, sellers will replace the digital parking brake software program on affected vehicles and exchange any broken intermediate shafts free of charge. Homeowners who’ve already incurred restore prices may even be reimbursed.
Within the meantime, drivers in affected Tellurides are instructed to manually have interaction emergency braking earlier than exiting the car. Drivers also can affirm if their particular car is a part of this recall and discover extra info by way of the NHTSA web site and/or Kias recall lookup platform.
Proprietor notification letters will in any other case be despatched out on Might 15, with supplier notification starting a couple of days earlier.
The Related Press contacted Irvine, California-based Kia America on Sunday for additional remark.
