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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN KNALC4J13H5084541 · Checked Sep 21, 2026
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Complaints on this exact build 2

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KNALC4J13H5•••••• 2017 Kia CADENZA

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Most reported Seat Belts 1

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Unknown Or Other May 2023
McGrath Arlington Kia in Palatine, Illinois stated I had a recall I live over 55 miles from this location. Base on the distance my contract states I can pick a closer location. When I contacted Bill Walsh Kia in Ottawa, Illinois. Service department stated they can not find the…
Seat Belts May 2023
The contact owns a 2017 Kia Cadenza. The contact stated that the front passenger’s seat belt failed to latch or retract as designed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the upper and lower seat belt retractor had failed and needed to be replaced. The…

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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN KNALC4J13H5084541 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.