[BAC]

Got a call from the dealer to bring her in for a seatbelt issue. Gave me a loaner and said it should be done by tomorrow noon.

 

[BAC]

KIA MOTORS HAS DETERMINED A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN SOME 2020 MY TELLURIDE VEHICLES THAT MAY NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) NUMBER 208, ??OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.?? THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY CONTAIN NON-U.S. SPECIFICATION DRIVER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY AND/OR NON-AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR (NON-ALR) SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES IN THE FRONT PASSENGER, SECOND AND/OR THIRD ROW SEATS, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO A CHILD SEAT OCCUPANT IN A CRASH.

 

[KDMDriver]

Did you at least get a decent loaner? I hope it wasn't a rental.

 

[BAC]

A 2018 Sportage

 

[wilson]

Not bad.

What's the turn around time supposed to be like on the recall service?
I used to work as an apprentice years ago and from reading the info, can't imagine it being more than a 2-3 hour job.

 

[BAC]

It turned out mine was OK.
But all they had to do was check the vin to know that.
They had it overnight but I did get a free wash

 

[KDMDriver]

FYI, anyone else reading this should run their VIN on Kia's website to save time.

 

[wilson]

Now it seems the media is catching on to the issue:

Kia Recalls Over 30,000 Tellurides For Faulty Seat Belt Assemblies
Kia has issued a recall for a touch over 30,000 2020 Telluridevehicles in the United States.

A notice from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reveals that 2020 Kia Telluride models built by Kia Motor Manufacturing Georgia from January 9, 2019 through August 5, 2019 may have been inadvertently installed with seat belt assemblies designed for the Middle East market in the driver, front passenger, and second and/or third-row seats of models sold in the U.S.

This embarrassing blunder means the seat belt assemblies are not equipped with an automatic locking retractor feature and, therefore, do not comply with U.S. regulations requiring seat belt assemblies to have a lap belt portion that's lockable so the assembly can be used to tightly secure a child restraint system. It is estimated that about 1 per cent of the 30,168 Telluride models recalled have the incorrect seat belt assemblies.

In the event of a crash this means that if a child were to be restrained in the front passenger, second or third-row seats, the assembly may not tightly secure a child restraint system and increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

The South Korean car manufacturer says it will notify all affected owners by first class mail with instructions to bring their vehicles to an authorized Kia dealers. If dealers identify incorrect seat belt assembles, they will be replaced. Kia will reimburse owners for all repair expenses.

Kia says it started to inspect all seat belt assemblies in vehicles produced at its Georgia plant after August 5, 2019 to ensure all future U.S. models are compliant with local regulations.

https://www.carscoops.com/2019/08/kia-recalls-over-30000-tellurides-for-faulty-seat-belt-assemblies/

 

[JamesC97]

Wow, that means almost every Telluride in the US could be affected by this. Hopefully Kia can fix this issue quickly.

 

[KDMDriver]

Wow, that means almost every Telluride in the US could be affected by this. Hopefully Kia can fix this issue quickly.

No.
It clearly says in the article that "about 1 per cent of the 30,168 Telluride models recalled have the incorrect seat belt assemblies"

 

[JamesC97]

No.
It clearly says in the article that "about 1 per cent of the 30,168 Telluride models recalled have the incorrect seat belt assemblies"

Oh man I completely misread the article. Sorry about that.