The error occurred at the Kia Autoland Gwangmyeong assembly plant in Korea. Without the bolts, the seats 'may not properly restrain an occupant during certain collisions.'

Kia issued a recall for over 20,000 vehicles due to a single plant assembly worker allegedly forgetting integral mounting bolts.

Kia has issued a recall of over 22,000 electric cars in the U.S. due to missing seat mounting bolts. The recall impacts 22,883 Kia EV9 electric cars from model year 2024-25. The company states that some of these vehicles are missing second and third row seat mounting bolts,