Kia Certified Collision Repair
Kia Certified Collision Repair at Renew Collision
Renew Collision is a Kia Certified Collision Repair Center. We repair Kia vehicles using the manufacturer repair information Kia publishes for them, and our certified repair shop has met the standards Kia sets for a certified center. If your Kia was damaged in a collision, our team inspects it, explains what the repair involves, and walks you through the decisions that come next.
Kia certification is tied to Kia vehicles. Kia sets requirements for the tools, equipment, training, and customer service a certified center maintains, then verifies that the center still meets them. The result is a repair path tied to how your specific Kia was engineered.
What The Kia Certification Program Requires
Kia certifies collision repair centers through the Collision Performance Network, and the standards behind that certification are specific to Kia vehicles.
The standards Kia sets
Kia program material states that certification is based on meeting or exceeding Kia standards for the tools, equipment, training, and customer service facilities needed to help ensure the fit, finish, durability, safety, and value of a Kia vehicle and to return it to Kia specifications. Certification is one way to identify a shop that has met the standards Kia sets.
The program also requires continuing compliance. Kia program material states that certified centers are inspected and certified annually, which means a certification is not a one time award. A center has to keep its equipment, training, and processes current to remain certified.
Safety Systems, Glass and Calibration
Kia vehicles use cameras, radar, and sensors to support driver assistance features, and those components are positioned where a collision can disturb them.
A bumper replacement, a fender repair, or a windshield replacement can move a sensor out of alignment even when the visible damage looks minor.
Our repair team scans supported Kia systems during the repair and calibrates the components your vehicle and the work require. When your Kia needs a windshield, the glass has to meet the standard Kia specifies so the camera behind it reads the road correctly.
Kia says on its owner pages that not all collision repair centers use genuine Kia parts, which is one reason the parts decision deserves a direct conversation before work starts.
Kia Repair Work We Complete
Our shop performs the repair work a Kia typically needs after a collision, from cosmetic damage to structural repairs.
- Collision repair for Kia bumpers, fenders, doors, and quarter panels with a color matched finish
- Structural repair and frame straightening on Kia unibody and frame designs
- Aluminum component repair on Kia vehicles that use aluminum
- Post collision scans on the supported electronic systems in your Kia
- Camera, radar, and sensor calibration so driver assistance features read the road
- Windshield and glass replacement that keeps forward camera systems working
- Dent and hail repair, including paintless dent removal when the damage suits it
- Insurance billing, fleet work, or a customer pay estimate you approve directly
Kia Certified Collision Repair FAQ's
You can contact us before you file a claim, and you can tell your insurer that you want your Kia repaired at a certified center.
We work with every insurance company and take the correspondence with your adjuster off your plate, including the paperwork the claim requires.
If you would rather pay for the repair directly, we write customer pay estimates as well.
What does it mean that Renew Collision is a Kia Certified Collision Repair Center?
Renew Collision is a Kia Certified Collision Repair Center. Kia certifies centers through the Collision Performance Network based on standards for tools, equipment, training, and customer service that help preserve the fit, finish, durability, safety, and value of a Kia vehicle.
Do I have to use the shop my insurer recommends for Kia repair at Renew Collision?
No. Kia states that in many states you have the right to choose the collision repair center for your vehicle, and Renew Collision works with all insurance companies. Select our shop, and we take the insurer communication from there.
How does Renew Collision handle calibration on a Kia?
Calibration happens before we return your Kia. We scan the supported systems, then adjust the forward camera, radar, and body sensors that your vehicle and the repair call for, because driver assistance features depend on those components reading the road accurately.
Will Renew Collision use genuine Kia parts for my repair?
Ask Renew Collision to review the parts proposed for your Kia before work starts. Kia states that not all repair centers use genuine Kia parts, and the parts on your estimate depend on your vehicle, the damage, and your coverage.
Does Renew Collision repair structural damage on Kia vehicles?
Yes, when the repair plan calls for it. We handle structural repair and frame straightening on Kia vehicles, and we walk you through any structural line on your estimate before that work begins.