ANCAP extends KGM consumer alert
Safety body extends existing consumer alert on KGM’s Musso electric ute to include Torres EVX SUV.
KGM’s marketing misstep crisis has deepened with Australia’s leading independent vehicle safety authority ANCAP extending its initial consumer alert for the KGM Musso EV to also now include the KGM Torres EVX SUV.
ANCAP last week issued a rare consumer alert in relation to the KGM Musso EV, citing differences in the vehicle’s actual safety specification and what the brand had advertised.
The organisation advised then KGM Musso EV dual cab utilities supplied since its market introduction in November 2025 were not fitted with either a centre airbag or driver knee airbag, despite the safety features having been marketed by KGM as being present on Musso EV vehicles as part of a standard suite of “8 airbags”.
ANCAP has now identified that the KGM Torres EVX has also been supplied to customers without a centre airbag.
A media advisory from the safety organisation states that the battery electric Torres EVX was marketed via a vehicle specification brochure and the KGM website as having a standard suite of “8 airbags”, when in fact Australian and New Zealand delivered models are only fitted with seven airbags.
Petrol and hybrid variants of the KGM Torres are not believed to be affected, with centre and knee airbags verified on locally-available vehicles.
KGM Australia has confirmed that its marketing materials have been updated to reflect actual specification of Torres EVX vehicles on sale locally, and advised that the Torres EVX is no longer on sale as new in the New Zealand market.
An estimated 100 KGM Torres EVX Vehicles are affected across both Australia and New Zealand, in addition to the existing 306 Australian-supplied Musso EVs already affected.
The ANCAP advisory is designed to alert customers who have already purchased a KGM Torres EVX or a KGM Musso EV that the safety specification of their vehicles may differ to that advertised, and that the omission of these safety features may have an effect on occupant safety in front and side impact crashes.
The safety organisation urged KGM to initiate a production change and include the missing airbags on its future Australian-supplied vehicles, advising existing customers with concerns to contact KGM Australia or their local KGM dealer.
KGM is a Korean car maker and was formerly known as SsangYong. Its lineup includes the Musso dual-cab ute, Rexton seven-seat SUV, Actyon SUV and Torres SUV.
The company launched the Torres medium SUV, powered by a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine at the time of its rebranding in September 2024, and added hybrid and battery-electric variants in late 2025.
The battery electric Torres EVX features an 80.6kWh LFP battery with a claimed 462km (WLTP) range and is sold in a single high-grade trim level priced at $52,990 driveaway.
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