{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kia recall 21V164 (SC207): 2021 Telluride, K5, and Forte",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v164/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V164 (Kia): In the event of a crash, deployment of the front passenger air bag, with a child in that seat, can increase the risk of injury to t...",
  "excerpt": "Kia Forte, Kia K5, Kia Telluride, model year 2021. Filed by Kia Motors America and reported to NHTSA on 11 March 2021. 142 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2021 Telluride, K5, and Forte vehicles. The Occupant Classification and Detection System (OCS/ODS) unit may not detect the presence of a child restraint system in the front passenger seat. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Kia's own number for this recall: SC207. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V164 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “In the event of a crash, deployment of the front passenger air bag, with a child in that seat, can increase the risk of injury to the child.” 21V164 Kia Motors America Air Bags:Air Bag/Restraint Control Module 11 March 2021 2021-2021 KIA FORTE, KIA K5, KIA TELLURIDE In the event of a crash, deployment of the front passenger air bag, with a child in that s",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:40:10+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-23T21:40:10+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kia recall 21V164 (SC207): 2021 Telluride, K5, and Forte\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v164/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}