2022 Kia Telluride visibility and wiper problems
94 of the 327 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2022 Kia Telluride name the wipers, glass and mirrors (NHTSA’s “Visibility/Wiper” heading — windshields, wipers, washers, mirrors and defrosters). Filed under the same heading: 9 manufacturer bulletins. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the wipers, glass and mirrors
Source: NHTSA complaint database0 of the 94 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2021: 6 · 2022: 42 · 2023: 20 · 2024: 11 · 2025: 7 · 2026: 8
Too few of these complaints carry an odometer reading to say when the problem shows up.
327 complaints in all about the 2022 Kia Telluride, 8 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Visibility/Wiper” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Kia Telluride visibility and wiper problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the wipers, glass and mirrors. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
Small rock struck windshield causing it to develop at 10-12” crack. The vehicle has less than 100 miles on it
After Driving on highway noticed a 6” vertical crack in the middle of the windshield . Never noticed anything hitting windshield
Purchased 2022 Telluride SX on 02/14/2022. Today(2/19/2022) noticed a chip/crack on windshield in driver sight. I believe chip/crack happened for no reason. Crack is in drivers sight and it will be a safety concern
The car is one week old and developed a crack in the windshield overnight in mild weather. The crack is over two feet long and growing
Windshield easily cracked with a small small kick up in snow. Several small chips in the windshield for low visibility in a car with less than 1500miles on it. Several groups of telluride owners report the same problem on 2020-2022 models
What is on file about the wipers, glass and mirrors
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications9 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
- WTY049_OWNR Warranty extensionSep 25, 2026
- WARRANTY EXTENSION CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION (WTY049) - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is extending the New Vehicle Limited Warranty coverage to owners for specific repairs related to the front sunroof wind def
- TSB_CLI055 Service bulletinJan 18, 2024
- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: DATC HEATER OPERATION LOGIC IMPROVEMENT - This bulletin provides information to upgrade the air condition (AIRCON) software logic on certain 2020-2023MY Telluride (ON) vehicles equipped with Dual Air Temperature
- TSB_BOD319 Service bulletinJul 6, 2023
- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SUNROOF WIND DEFLECTOR ARMS AND MECHANISM PARTS REPLACEMENT - This bulletin provides information to perform a partial replacement of the sunroof wind deflector and mechanism arms on some 2019-2022MY Telluride (ON
- TSB_BOD318 Service bulletinJun 8, 2023
- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: REAR HVAC CONTROL CLIP REPLACEMENT (SA534) - This bulletin provides information to replace the rear Heating Ventilation and Air Condition (HVAC) control assembly retaining clips on some 2022-2023MY Telluride (ON)
The 4 newest are listed (the model year’s page has its newest of every kind). Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Other systems with a record on the 2022 Kia Telluride
Source: the same files- electrical problems 76 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre visibility and wiper problems common on the 2022 Kia Telluride?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 94 owner complaints naming the wipers, glass and mirrors on this model year (29% of everything owners filed about it), and 9 manufacturer bulletins are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the wipers, glass and mirrors on the 2022 Kia Telluride?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 7 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do visibility and wiper problems show up on the 2022 Kia Telluride?
Too few of the complaints carry an odometer reading to say. The model year's page shows the mileage curve across every system where it can.
What does NHTSA's "Visibility/Wiper" heading cover?
Windshields, wipers, washers, mirrors and defrosters. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.