Telluride Fire Recall Is Now Searchable by VIN
Owners of certain 2020–2024 Kia Tellurides can now check campaign SC374 by VIN. Affected vehicles should remain parked outside until dealers install the new electronic-fuse remedy.
WASHINGTON — Telluride owners no longer need to wait for a letter to learn whether their SUV is included in Kia's renewed power-seat recall. As of July 17, affected vehicle identification numbers and license plates are searchable at NHTSA.gov/recalls. Kia's owner portal also says its recall data was updated July 17.
The campaign covers 462,869 certain 2020 through 2024 Tellurides built from January 9, 2019, through May 29, 2024. Because the affected vehicles were not produced in VIN order, model year alone cannot answer the question. Use the 17-character VIN visible at the lower driver-side windshield or on the registration, then save the result.
If campaign 26V430 appears as open, park the Telluride outdoors and away from buildings and other vehicles until the new repair is completed. That is Kia and NHTSA's instruction for recall SC374. Call an authorized Kia dealer, provide the VIN and campaign number, and ask when the electronic-fuse remedy can be booked. Parts and labor are free.
Owners should not wait for first-class mail before checking. Kia notified dealers July 6, the remedy is expected in early August, and owner letters are planned from August 13 through August 19. A dealer can confirm local parts and appointment timing. Kia Customer Care is 800-333-4542, while NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline is 888-327-4236.
The defect sits in the front power-seat controls. An impact to the seat side cover or slide knob can dislodge, misalign, or damage the switch. The switch can then keep a seat motor running until it overheats. Kia's filing also identifies an improper repair under the earlier recall as another path to continuous motor operation.
Warning signs listed by Kia include a seat slide knob that sticks, a seat that will not adjust or keeps moving after the knob is released, a burning or melting smell, and smoke from beneath a front seat. Do not keep testing the switch after one of those signs appears. If smoke or fire appears while driving, pull over when safe, get everyone out, and call emergency services.
SC374 replaces NHTSA campaign 24V407, known inside Kia as SC316. The 2024 repair reinforced the power-seat switch back cover with a bracket and replaced the slide knob. The new remedy adds an electronic fuse assembly designed to prevent continuous motor operation if the switch is dislodged, misaligned, or damaged.
A completed SC316 repair does not clear the vehicle from this new campaign. NHTSA's acknowledgment is explicit: vehicles already repaired under the previous recall need the new remedy. Check the VIN again even if a dealer completed the 2024 work and the old recall previously showed closed.
Kia's safety office identified 18 incidents from October 2024 through April 2026: seven localized seat fires and 11 melted seat motors. The Associated Press reports no related injuries or crashes. Kia estimates that 1% of the recalled population has the defect, but the park-outside instruction applies to every affected vehicle until it is repaired.
For households using a Telluride as the default three-row car, the immediate plan is simple: verify the VIN, move an affected SUV out of the garage, contact the dealer, and complete SC374 even if SC316 was already done. Buyers considering a used example should run the VIN before purchase and consult our Telluride versus Palisade comparison, multigenerational household guide, and car affordability calculator.