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Kia is recalling 23,000 EV9s over fears that a worker forgot to bolt the seats down | One costly lapse in concentration

A total of 22,883 EV9 models built at Kia's plant in Gwangmyeong, South Korea, between September 25, 2023, and October 15, 2024, may be missing mounting bolts...

Interestingly, Kia's report places the blame squarely on a single "plant assembly worker" who allegedly made an "error" and failed to properly secure all the seat bolts on an unspecified number of vehicles. While the NHTSA report doesn't specify how many bolts may be missing in affected vehicles, the primary concern is that improperly mounted seats could detach in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of passenger injury. To address the issue, Kia dealers will inspect the second and third-row seats on all recalled models and tighten or install any missing mounting bolts free of charge.

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