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Kia America is recalling greater than 450,000 Telluride automobiles attributable to a problem that would trigger the SUV to catch hearth whereas parked or on the transfer.
The Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration (NHTSA) introduced the recall on its web site on Friday. It entails 462,869 2020-2024 Telluride SUVs.
Kia additionally suggested house owners of the affected automobiles to park their Tellurides exterior and away from buildings and different automobiles till the recall restore is accomplished.
The difficulty is with the entrance power-seat motor, which might overheat if the power-seat slide knob is caught. When the motor overheats, it might end in a hearth and enhance the danger of damage.
KIA RECALLS OVER 427 VEHICLES THAT COULD ROLL AWAY WHILE IN PARK
Kia America is recalling greater than 460,000 Tellurides manufactured between 2020 and 2024 attributable to a hearth threat. (Kia / Fox Information)
Kia informed Fox Information Digital there was one localized underseat hearth and 6 localized melting of a power-seat motor, although no crashes, accidents or fatalities have occurred due to the difficulty.
Sellers will set up a bracket for the power-seat switchback covers on recalled vehicles and exchange the seat slide knobs freed from cost.
Notices will start going out to drivers of affected automobiles starting on July 30.
MORE THAN 3.7M CARS ON ROAD HAVE ‘PARK OUTSIDE’ RECALLS, CARFAX SAYS
Kia introduced it’s recalling greater than 460,000 Telluride automobiles as a result of they may catch hearth if a power-seat motor overheats. (Reuters / You Sung-Ho KKH / SA)
Included with the discover might be directions to take the automobile to a Kia vendor. Anybody with questions can name Kia’s Buyer Automotive Care Heart at 800-333-4542 or their native Kia vendor.
This marks the newest in a rising record of remembers throughout the auto trade. It comes simply months after Kia recalled greater than 427,000 Telluride automobiles manufactured between 2020 and 2023, in addition to some 2024 fashions, due to the potential the automobiles might transfer whereas in park.
NHTSA warned that the intermediate shaft and proper entrance driveshaft on the vehicles “will not be absolutely engaged attributable to suspected improper meeting by the provider.”
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Over time, the “partial engagement could cause injury to the intermediate shaft splines,” which might “end in unintended vehicle movement whereas in park if the parking brake just isn’t engaged,” in response to NHTSA.
FOX Enterprise’ Daniella Genovese contributed to this report.
