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2024 Kia Telluride

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F
Safety Signal
39 / 100
FSafety Signal · 39 / 100
5Recalls · 3 critical
215Complaints · owner reports
5★Crash rating · NHTSA overall
22 mpgFuel economy · best combined
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Active NHTSA advisory: park outside and away from structures until repaired. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls and see the recall details below.

The 2024 Kia Telluride is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact SUV with 2 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Telluride FWD, is EPA-rated at 22 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for this model year, 3 rated critical, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of F. Owners have filed 215 complaints, most often about unknown or other. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
Telluride FWDGasFWD3.8L 6-cyl202622$2,850
Telluride AWDGasAWD3.8L 6-cyl182420$3,100

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (5)

Seats

critical
Park outside462,869 vehicles

Problem: Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Telluride vehicles. The front power seat motor may overheat due to a stuck power seat slide knob or an improper recall 24V407 repair, which can result in a fire while parked or driving.

Risk: A fire increases the risk of injury.

Fix: Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will install an electronic fuse assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 13, 2026. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC374. This recall replaces NHTSA recall number 24V407. Vehicles already repaired under the previous recall will need to have the new remedy completed. Vehicle Identification

NHTSA campaign 26V430000 · reported Jul 2, 2026 · Kia America, Inc.

Structure

high
201,149 vehicles

Problem: Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Telluride vehicles. The door belt molding trim can delaminate and detach from the vehicle.

Risk: A detached trim piece can become a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the belt molding trim assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 19, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC347.

NHTSA campaign 25V494000 · reported Jul 28, 2025 · Kia America, Inc.

Seats

critical
Park outside462,869 vehicles

Problem: Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Telluride vehicles. The front power seat motor may overheat due to a stuck power seat slide knob, which can result in a fire while parked or driving.

Risk: A fire increases the risk of injury.

Fix: Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will install a bracket for the power seat switch back covers and replace the seat slide knobs, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 30, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC316.

NHTSA campaign 24V407000 · reported Jun 5, 2024 · Kia America, Inc.

Power Train

high
427,407 vehicles

Problem: Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Telluride vehicles. The intermediate shaft and right front driveshaft may not be fully engaged, which can result in vehicle roll away while in PARK.

Risk: A vehicle roll away increases the risk of a crash or injury.

Fix: Owners are advised to manually engage the emergency parking brake prior to exiting the vehicle until the recall remedy is performed. Dealers will update the electronic parking brake software and replace any damaged intermediate shafts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 15, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC303.

NHTSA campaign 24V214000 · reported Mar 20, 2024 · Kia America, Inc.

Engine And Engine Cooling

critical
2,872 vehicles

Problem: Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2024 Telluride vehicles. The engine valve springs may break while driving, which can result in a loss of drive power and possibly create a hole in the engine block.

Risk: A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash. A hole in the engine block increases the risk of a fire.

Fix: Dealers will replace the engine sub-assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 5, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC296.

NHTSA campaign 24V077000 · reported Feb 7, 2024 · Kia America, Inc.

Owner complaints

215 complaints filed

6 involved a crash, 2 a fire, 4 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2023: 16 · 2024: 86 · 2025: 71 · 2026: 42

Most-cited components

  • Unknown Or Other — 61
  • Electrical System — 48
  • Forward Collision Avoidance — 39
  • Visibility/Wiper — 29
  • Structure — 27
“We bought a 2024 Kia Telluride and had it literally 2 weeks long with about 684 miles. My husband and I were driving on a major highway and suddenly we hear a noise and engine line pops up on screen. Car proceeds to literally shut off, the wheel locked up, and we barely made it to shoulder of highway. This was huge saf…”Dec 13, 2023 · Power Train · NHTSA owner report
“The windsheild easily cracks. Less than 1000 miles and it cracked.”Dec 13, 2023 · Unknown Or Other · NHTSA owner report
“The bottom bolt that attaches the second row driver side seatbelt to the side of the car came loose and fell out when a passenger tried to buckle up.”Nov 5, 2023 · Seat Belts · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆14%
SUV FWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆16%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking.

Compare the 2024 Telluride with

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Other Telluride model years

C

2027 Telluride

3 recalls · 27 complaints

C

2025 Telluride

3 recalls · 106 complaints

F

2023 Telluride

6 recalls · 206 complaints

F

2022 Telluride

7 recalls · 320 complaints

F

2021 Telluride

5 recalls · 357 complaints

F

2020 Telluride

7 recalls · 750 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 46699, 46729). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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