Kia Certified Collision Repair in Queens, NY
D. MacArthur Auto Body is a Kia Certified Collision Repair Center — approved to return your Kia to factory-correct condition with genuine parts and Kia's published procedures. Including the EV6 and Kia Drive Wise safety systems. Serving Queens, the five boroughs, and Nassau. Call (718) 723-6163.
What Kia certification requires
Certification isn't a sticker — it's an audit. To carry it, a shop has to prove the following, and keep proving it:
- Kia-specific technician training on current models
- The structural repair equipment Kia specifies
- Repairs to Kia's published body repair procedures
- Genuine Kia parts on structural and safety components
- Facility audit to earn and maintain certification
Why a Kia should go to a certified shop
Kia shares advanced high-strength and hot-stamped steel architecture with Hyundai, and its newer models — Telluride, Sportage, K5 — put that hard steel through the occupant cell. Repairing it correctly means following Kia's specific sectioning and welding calls, not treating it like ordinary sheet metal. Certification gives us those procedures.
Kia Drive Wise — forward collision-avoidance assist, blind-spot collision avoidance, lane following — relies on radar and cameras aimed to a fraction of a degree. Bumper and windshield work moves them. We recalibrate to factory spec so the safety tech works when it's needed.
Send a few photos and we'll get you a written estimate, no obligation.
What Kia repair demands
Genuine Kia panels are engineered for the model's designed crush sequence and corrosion protection. On a certified repair we use them where structure and safety require, preserving your factory warranty.
The EV6 rides on the same 800-volt E-GMP platform as Hyundai's IONIQ. We follow Kia's high-voltage isolation procedure before structural work near the battery and verify the system on reassembly.
Kia models we repair
Certified Kia repair, close to home
The Kia Telluride and Sportage have become family favorites across Nassau and central Queens, and the EV6 is landing in the greener Queens neighborhoods. Our Springfield Boulevard location keeps a certified Kia repair — gas or electric — close by.
We bill your carrier directly and handle the paperwork for you.
Kia certified repair — common questions
What is a Kia Certified Collision Repair Center?
A shop Kia has audited and approved to repair its vehicles to published procedures, with the required equipment and genuine Kia parts on structural and safety components.
Do you repair the Kia EV6?
Yes. We follow Kia's high-voltage isolation procedure for the 800-volt E-GMP platform before structural work and verify the battery system before returning the car.
Do I have to use a Kia certified shop?
No — New York law lets you pick any licensed shop. Certification means Kia has verified the shop can restore your car to factory standard, which matters most for structural and ADAS repairs.
Can you calibrate Kia Drive Wise?
Yes. Repairs that move the radar or cameras require recalibration to factory spec, performed in-house as part of a certified repair.
Are genuine Kia parts used?
On structural and safety components, yes — part of the certification standard. Every estimate shows exactly what's being used.
Kia owners — bring it in.
Certified repair, genuine parts, 53 years on Springfield Blvd. Free written estimate — walk in or send photos.