Kia has issued a recall for 427,407 2020-2024 Telluride SUVs as a result of they could roll away when parked.
Improper meeting of the intermediate shaft and the appropriate entrance driveshaft may trigger the automobile to roll away after being positioned in Park, in line with the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration. The 2 shafts may not absolutely interact and, over time, may injury the intermediate shaft splines. This might end in unintended automobile motion if the motive force failed to have interaction the parking brake, which Kia encourages house owners to make use of till they full the recall restore.
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Kia first recognized a possible drawback in April 2022, and two years later, had discovered 16 autos that reportedly moved whereas in Park whereas exhibiting a grinding noise and/or wouldn’t interact Drive or Reverse. Six Tellurides confirmed indicators of harm to their intermediate shaft splines, prompting the automaker to problem the recall. The corporate says it is unaware of any accidents, crashes, or fatalities associated to the potential drawback.
Kia will start informing house owners of the recall on Might 15. It’s going to instruct them to take their automobile to a Kia supplier and have a service technician set up up to date digital parking brake software program to have interaction the brake when in Park and the engine is off.
The brand new code will even interact the parking brake when the automobile involves a cease, and the motive force’s door is open, whatever the gear choice. After updating the software program, Kia will examine the intermediate shaft and exchange the half if it is broken.
