463K Kia Tellurides Hit With Fire Risk RecallKiaKia is warning the owners of more than 462,000 Telluride SUVs across America to avoid parking inside or near homes, businesses or other cars because a malfunctioning seat motor could lead to a fire, as recent recall filings with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reveal.The issue, logged with the U.S. Department of Transportation as NHTSA ID Number 26V43, potentially affects some 462,869 Tellurides built between January 2019 and May 2024, spanning the 2020–2024 model years. Kia America estimates that 1 percent of the total recall population actually suffers from the defect in question, however.According to the NHTSA filings, an excessively strong impact to the front power seat side cover or slide knob can lead the power seat switch to dislodge or become internally misaligned or otherwise damaged. This can in turn lead to the motor's continuous operation, and in time, cause said motor to potentially overheat and possibly catch fire. And fire, as the recall report points out, can increase the risk of injury.Kia MotorsTo fix the issue, all affected owners—who will be notified via first-class mail in mid-August–will be asked to bring their Tellurides into the dealer, where an electronic fuse assembly will be installed to prevent the motor from running continuously. Until the fix is in, however, the company recommends anyone with a potentially affected crossover park outside and away from structures or vehicles.AdvertisementAdvertisementIf all this tickles some distant memory in your brain, that could be because Kia has been here before; the automaker issued a recall notice for the exact same issue and the exact same population of vehicles, down to the digit, back in June 2024. Just because owners brought their Tellurides in for that recall (24V407, if you're wondering) doesn't mean they can ignore this new one; the carmaker says that some of the new recall population may have been improperly fixed. More recently, Kia also recalled a small population of 2027 model year Tellurides in March over seat issues, in the wake of a power seat-related stop-sale order of the closely related Hyundai Palisade tied to a fatal incident involving a two-year-old.You Might Also LikeIf You Can Only Own One Car, Make It One of TheseThese Are the Most Popular Cars by State
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