2027 Kia Telluride problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Seats (6) · Seat Belts (5) · Power Train (5)
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Safety recalls (2)
Seat Belts:front 2026-06-02 · campaign 26V356000 · 6,264 vehicles
Defect: Kia America, Inc (Kia) is recalling certain 2027 Telluride and Telluride Hybrid vehicles. The driver seat belt emergency locking retractor may lock, causing the seat belt strap not to extend. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
Risk: A seat belt strap that does not extend can fail to restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will replace the seat belt assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed July 31, 2026. Owners may contact Kia at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC372. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning June 16, 2026.
Seat Belts:rear/Other:anchorage 2026-03-06 · campaign 26V135000 · 14,870 vehicles
Defect: Kia America, Inc (Kia) is recalling certain 2027 Kia Telluride and 2026 Kia K4 vehicles. The rear center seat belt anchor buckle in the 2026 K4 and the third-row center seat belt anchor buckle in the 2027 Telluride may not latch properly.
Risk: A seat belt buckle that is not latched properly can fail to restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the anchor buckle assembly, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 5, 2026. Owners may contact Kia at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC364. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning March 20, 2026.
Service bulletins (17)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Electrical System 2026-09-16 · OTA_SA652_653_658_NOTES · Over The Air
release notes: over-the-air: service action software update for rcm, uwb and sbcm (sa652/sa653/sa658) - this over-the-air (ota) software update the roof control module (rcm), ultra-wideband (uwb) and side body control module (sbcm) logic of certain 2027 telluride vehicles. this update is designed to
Electrical System 2026-08-29 · OTA_ELE431_432_434_NOTES · Over The Air
release notes: over-the-air: software update for roof control module (rcm), ultra-wideband (uwb) and side body control module (sbcm) - this over-the-air (ota) software update is designed to update the roof control module (rcm), ultra-wideband (uwb) and side body control module (sbcm) logic of certai
Power Train 2026-08-25 · TSB_TRA117 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
technical service bulletin: electric oil pump replacement (ca2604) - this bulletin provides the procedure to replace the electric oil pump (eop) on certain 2027my telluride (lq2a) vehicles produced from december 05, 2025 through march 25, 2026, which, due to insufficient hydraulic oil pressure in th
Visibility/Wiper 2026-08-21 · TSB_ELE434 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
technical service bulletin: service action: sbcm software logic improvement (sa658) - this bulletin provides information to upgrade the side body zone control module - driver ‘sbcm_drv’ and side body zone control module - assist ‘sbcm_ast’ systems software on certain 2027my telluride (lq2a) and 2027
Service Brakes 2026-08-11 · SC377_OWNR · Service Campaign
voluntary service campaign: owner notification (sc377) - this document is the owner notification advising that kia is conducting a voluntary service campaign on certain 2027 my telluride vehicles to adjust the brake booster pushrod.
Electrical System 2026-08-06 · TSB_ELE431 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
technical service bulletin: ultra-wide band sensor software update (sa652) - this bulletin provides information to upgrade the ultra-wideband bluetooth low energy master (“uwb_ble_m”) system software on certain digital key 2-equipped 2027my telluride (lq2a) vehicles produced from december 03, 2025,
Showing the 6 most recent of 17 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-28 · Air Bags · 10,200 mi · 💥 crash“the contact owns a 2027 kia telluride. the contact stated that while driving approximately 7 mph from a stop sign another vehicle driving approximately 35 mph crashed into the passenger’s side of the vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy. the air bags in the other vehicle deployed as needed. the contact’s wife who was seated on the passenger’s sid…”
2026-10-20 · Visibility/Wiper“some film on the windshield, tried removing it with car soap, degreaser, and even a clay bar, some film is remaining and could be chemical related from factory…”
2026-10-19 · Seat Belts“the passenger side second row seat belt has been malfunctioning since i purchased the vehicle new. it doesn’t retract properly. i told this to my dealership at my first oil change but they said there was no recall. it had not been much of an issue with the seat only being used by my son who is of small frame and doesn’t need a lot of slack extended…”
2026-09-23 · Service Brakes“upon acceleration there was a screeching noise every time. yesterday the car would not speed up and rpms were so high. engine began over heating and got a message to park car and leave running, car started smoking and almost got hit trying to pull out because the car wouldn't speed up with the pedal to the floor. also brakes grind hard stopping an…”
2026-09-22 · Power Train“i noticed while driving my gas model that when i pulled off from a complete stop it takes time to accelerate although the rpms are raising. it feels like its struggling to accelerate. it is intermittent but its very noticeable. i have to press the gas pedal very slowly for it to eventually pick up. this is a little concerning regarding safety. i re…”
2026-09-19 · Unknown Or Other“the radiator of our 2027 kia telluride was punctured by some unidentified road debris. the service rep at the kia dealership where the vehicle was towed noted that this debris barely missed a $3000+ sensor device. while investigating the likelihood of this incident occurring on such a new vehicle, i found that kia telluride owners have been repor…”
2026-09-13 · Seat Belts“when all occupants in the vehicle have their safety belts on the safety belt warning alarm still sounds. i noticed it in august 2026 that it still ring . it had not been reported until today . it happens often.…”
2026-09-01 · Back Over Prevention: Rearview System Braking · 💥 crash“when backing up the vehicle failed to alert, backed up into another vehicle that was reversing at the same time. driver on both vehicles failed to see each other and ended up rear ending each other. the system did not function as no alert ever came up on the vehicle. kia claims to have all the safety features to prevent this and yet it happened whi…”
2026-08-27 · Power Train“2027 kia telluride gasoline model. on multiple occasions, while accelerating from a complete stop, the engine rpm increases but the vehicle does not accelerate normally. the condition is intermittent. during the delay, the transmission appears to engage or shift at least twice before the vehicle begins accelerating normally. this creates an unpredi…”
2026-08-27 · Seats“"while driving, my kia telluride 2027 hybrid sx prestige, the vehicle intermittently detects an occupant in an empty second-row passenger captain's chair and activates the rear seat-belt warning and audible chime. there is no person or object on the seat. i have video documenting the instrument cluster showing the affected seat during the event. th…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.