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Kia America has issued two download notifications within a week for more than 300,000 vehicles on loose parts near doors and windows that may fall and pose a potential danger to other drivers.
The withdrawals affect the 201 Telluride models from 2023 to 2025 above the defective cornices of the door belt and 100 063 K5 models from 2023 to 2025 above the problems of the window squad, according to two separate July 28 Notifications from the National Administration for the Safety of Movement of the Highway (NHTSA).
Separate pieces of lining can create “road danger to other vehicles, increasing the risk of crash,” NHTSA said in both notifications.
Called Teluride models can experience loosening and eventual tearing of the upholstery for the door belt – the long, narrow strip located along the upper edge of the door of the car, where the glass window corresponds to the metal frame of the door, according to NHTSA.
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Black metal -colored Kia Telluride Prestige Cruising in the Financial Quarter in downtown Houston. (Istock / Getty Images)
Reminding K5 models may also experience the same problem with their face-to-top C-Pillar-Decorative panels, located near the left and right rear windows, NHTSA said in the second notice.
Due to the problem of the quality of the supplier, the C-Pillar Garnish Face Plate and a belt for a door belt “can gradually drop and loosen from the base of the molding”, “” North America Safety Service He said in additional news published on July 29th.
“If the vehicle continues to move in this state, the person can eventually fall,” KIA added. “The front slab that is separated from the vehicle while on the move can create a road hazard for other road users, increasing the risk of crash.”
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Gray Kia K5 GT-Line, shown at a dealer in Indianapolis on August 16, 2023. (Istock / Getty Images)
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Owners can bring their vehicles to KIA’s car dealership for free check and replace the assembly of C-Pillar Trim, as well as the assembly for a belt trim, NHTSA said in the notifications.
“Dealers will replace the affected garnish assembly (IE), which have not been replaced earlier on warranty with an improved,” NHTSA said. “Kia will reimburse the owners of the repair costs already incurred in accordance with the general plan for the reimbursement of the reimbursement of KIA, submitted on May 1, 2024.”
Back to the KIA K5 2025 vehicle during the New York International Motor Show in New York in New York on March 27, 2024. (Gabby Jones / Bloomberg / Getty Images)
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Notifications to notifications to the owners of vehicles of the K5 and Telluride vehicle owners will be sent by mail on September 26, NHTSA said. For more information, owners can contact KIA customer service at 800-333-4542 and cope Recall the number SC346 for the K5 Recall and SC347 to download Telluride, according to the agency.
Vehicle owners You can check that their car is affected by visiting the NHTSA download website where they can search through Make, model, registration plate number or vehicle identification number.
NHTSA and KIA did not immediately respond to a request for a comment from Fox Business.
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