Windshield cracks or distorts

What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the windshield (73 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the windshield and wipers covers the 2021 model year as of Sep 9, 2026.

What owners paid

5 of the 73 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $563 to $1,000.

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 1,900 and 4,400 miles, from the 17 reports that gave a mileage.

What owners wrote

“Windshield chipped very easily when driving on the highway. Only have 2000 miles on here. Reading this model has this issue commonly”

Filed Oct 19, 2021 · 2,000 miles

“On my wished a small object hit my windshield on the passenger side and within an hour it spread more by the best day it was almost on the driver side of the windshield. Second, the forward collision and lane departure lights came on. I took the SUV to Kia they said it was an issue with the camera and they where going to order the part and replace it for me. It seem I was not the only one with this issue.”

Filed Sep 14, 2021

“The windshield cracked spontaneously on its own. There is no chip in the windshield and no object hit it. The crack is over twenty inches long and curved. I fear for my safety driving the car now.”

Filed Aug 31, 2021

“A small foreign object hit our windshield and created a small chip on our brand new 2021 Kia Telluride (bought in April). When the repair company (that was sent out by insurance) came out repair the small chip the windshield cracked even further when the technician put pressure on the chip to repair which is now resulting in a full replacement.”

Filed Aug 19, 2021

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