Kia America is recalling ~23,000 2024-2025 model year EV9 vehicles. In the required safety recall filing made public today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Kia said that the second- and third-row seat mounting bolts may be missing. Affected vehicles were manufactured at the Kia Autoland Gwangmyeong assembly plant in South Korea from 25 September 2023 through 15 October 2024.
“Seats with missing seat mounting bolts may not properly restrain an occupant during certain collisions, thereby increasing the risk of injury,” Kia told NHTSA. “Missing seat mounting bolts are due to plant assembly worker error.”
Dealers will inspect and install mounting bolts as necessary free of charge as required by U.S. safety regulations. Owner notification letters are not expected to be mailed until 24 January 2025. Owners can contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia’s number for this recall is SC329. Kia will reimburse owners for repair expenses already incurred pursuant to Kia’s General Reimbursement Plan filed 1 May 2024. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 or go to nhtsa.gov about NHTSA 24V962 or 24V-962.
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He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Kia Recalls 2024-2025 model year EV9s
Kia America is recalling ~23,000 2024-2025 model year EV9 vehicles. In the required safety recall filing made public today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Kia said that the second- and third-row seat mounting bolts may be missing. Affected vehicles were manufactured at the Kia Autoland Gwangmyeong assembly plant in South Korea from 25 September 2023 through 15 October 2024.
“Seats with missing seat mounting bolts may not properly restrain an occupant during certain collisions, thereby increasing the risk of injury,” Kia told NHTSA. “Missing seat mounting bolts are due to plant assembly worker error.”
Dealers will inspect and install mounting bolts as necessary free of charge as required by U.S. safety regulations. Owner notification letters are not expected to be mailed until 24 January 2025. Owners can contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia’s number for this recall is SC329. Kia will reimburse owners for repair expenses already incurred pursuant to Kia’s General Reimbursement Plan filed 1 May 2024. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 or go to nhtsa.gov about NHTSA 24V962 or 24V-962.
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About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.