The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Kia Telluride: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Kia reported 62 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Kia Telluride, model years 2020–2025, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 86,920 | 15 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 91,953 | 12 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 124,700 | 8.8 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 80,450 | 9.9 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 147,589 | 10 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 167,060 | 2.4 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 15 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 13 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 13 | 0 |
| Structure | 11 | 0 |
| Parking Brake System | 10 | 0 |
| Seats | 8 | 0 |
| Fire | 7 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 4 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 3 | 0 |
| Visibility | 3 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 | 0 |
| Latch | 2 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 2 | 0 |
| Rollover | 2 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 2 | 0 |
| Backover Prevention | 1 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 1 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 1 | 0 |
| Steering System | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Kia Telluride puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Kia Telluride, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | 2024 | FL | 0 | 1 | Backover Prevention | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-28 | 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | Fire · Engine and Cooling System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-18 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Speed Control · Latch · Engine and Cooling System · Service Brake System, Air · Service Brake System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-03 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-11-26 | 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Lane Departure · Forward Collision | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-11-08 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Parking Brake System · Service Brake System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-29 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-22 | 2024 | AR | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-18 | 2021 | SC | 0 | 2 | Rollover · Structure | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-10 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Fire · Fuel System · Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-06 | 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-08-01 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 6 | Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-07-15 | 2024 | MS | 0 | 1 | Fire · Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-05-12 | 2023 | IL | 0 | 4 | Lane Departure | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-05-07 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure · Visibility | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-11 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Fire · Seats | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-03-31 | 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-03-23 | 2025 | PA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-03-22 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-03-13 | 2023 | NC | 0 | 1 | Seats · Latch · Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-03-09 | 2024 | MS | 0 | 5 | Seats · Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-02-01 | 2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-12-31 | 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Parking Brake System | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-12-07 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-11-15 | 2024 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure · Visibility | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-11-15 | 2024 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-10-29 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2024-09-25 | 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-07-24 | 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-07-22 | 2022 | IN | 0 | 1 | Fire · Engine and Cooling System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-07-07 | 2021 | NC | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Parking Brake System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-07-01 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-06-26 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Parking Brake System · Service Brake System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-06-20 | 2021 | MO | 0 | 1 | Seats · Electrical System | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-05-29 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-05-18 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Parking Brake System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-05-17 | 2020 | UT | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Parking Brake System | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-04-24 | 2020 | VA | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Parking Brake System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-04-02 | 2022 | VA | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Parking Brake System | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-03-22 | 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-03-07 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2023-10-24 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q4 |
| 2023-09-11 | 2023 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2023-09-03 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Fire · Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q1 |
| 2023-08-14 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Engine and Cooling System · Steering System | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-05-26 | 2023 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-01-24 | 2022 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-01-13 | 2022 | SC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-01-11 | 2023 | SC | 0 | 1 | Fire · Engine and Cooling System | 2023 Q3 |
| 2022-11-11 | 2022 | GA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-11-03 | 2020 | IN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-09-01 | 2022 | VT | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-02-28 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Parking Brake System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2021-08-11 | 2020 | IN | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-06-20 | 2020 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-06-12 | 2021 | NV | 0 | 1 | Rollover · Structure · Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-05-09 | 2021 | NE | 0 | 1 | Visibility · Engine and Cooling System | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-03-08 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Parking Brake System · Service Brake System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2021-01-29 | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q1 |
| 2021-01-26 | 2020 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-07-20 | 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2020 Q3 |
| 2019-05-11 | 2020 | NY | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2019 Q3 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Kia received alleging a death or injury in a Kia Telluride and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Telluride that sold more will have more rows. All Kia models · What these reports are, and are not.