International Courant
NEW YORK — Kia America is recalling practically 463,000 Telluride SUVs — and urging house owners to park their automobiles open air and away from different buildings till a difficulty posing a fireplace hazard is resolved.
Based on the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration, the ability entrance seat motor on affected 2020-2024 mannequin yr Tellurides could overheat as a consequence of a caught slider. This might doubtlessly result in a fireplace whereas the automotive is parked or being pushed.
Kia made the choice to recall the autos on Could 29, in line with NHTSA paperwork launched Friday, after receiving stories of 1 underseat fireplace and 6 incidents of localized melting of the lean motor between August 2022 and March 2024 .No associated accidents, accidents or fatalities have been reported on the time.
The recall report notes that sturdy exterior affect on the ability entrance seat facet trim or slider of the recalled Tellurides may lead to inner misalignment – and with steady use, may result in overheating. Individuals driving a automobile with this downside could discover that they can’t modify the ability seat, discover a burning or melting scent, or see smoke rising from underneath the seat.
To resolve this downside, sellers will set up a bracket for the rear covers of the ability seat switches and exchange the seat sliders at no cost. Till the autos are repaired, house owners are instructed to park their automobiles outdoors and away from buildings.
Proprietor notification letters might be despatched out beginning July 30, with the seller being notified just a few days earlier. Irvine, California-based Kia America didn’t instantly reply to The Related Press’ request for touch upon why these notifications wouldn’t start till late subsequent month.
Within the meantime, drivers may also verify if their particular automobile is a part of this recall and discover extra info by way of the NHTSA web site and/or Kias recall lookup platform.
The recall impacts 462,869 mannequin yr 2020-2024 Tellurides produced between January 9, 2019 and Could 29, 2024. Kia America estimates 1% have the defect.
This is not the one recall impacting Kia Telluride house owners. In March, Kia America mentioned it could recall greater than 427,000 2020-2024 Telluride SUVs as a consequence of a defect that might trigger the automotive to roll away whereas parked.
Final fall, Kia and Hyundai introduced earlier recollects for “outside parking.” 3.4 million different automotive and SUV fashions as a result of danger of fireplace within the engine compartment. Within the midst of long-delayed repairs are many of those autos remained on the street for months laterelevating critical considerations amongst motorists and shopper security advocates.
Hyundai owns a part of Kia, though the 2 firms function independently.
