2025 Kia Telluride and 2026 Sorento Spare Tire Assembly Recall
Kia is recalling certain 2025 Telluride and 2026 Sorento vehicles due to an incorrect spare tire that can impair the anti-lock braking and traction control systems, increasing crash risk.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: This is a vehicle safety defect involving impairment of critical safety systems (ABS and TCS) that creates a risk of crash. The source text does not report any deaths, serious injuries, or actual crashes, and no NHTSA classification is provided. The risk-of-harm nature of the defect, without reported adverse events, places this at score 3 (High) per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 Telluride and 2026 Sorento vehicles equipped with an incorrect spare tire assembly. When installed, this spare tire can impair the anti-lock braking system (ABS) and traction control system (TCS), causing the vehicles to fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Anti-lock braking and traction control systems that do not function properly can increase the risk of a crash.
Dealers will replace the spare wheel and tire assembly free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 3, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's internal recall number is SC355. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning November 13, 2025.
The recalled product
- Product
- 2025 KIA TELLURIDE
- Brand
- KIA
- Manufacturer
- Kia America, Inc.
- Category
- Vehicle — Tires / Safety Systems
- Hazard
- brake-system-impairment
- traction-control-failure
- crash-risk
- Affected units
- 45
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (2)
- TELLURIDE
- SORENTO
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.