Summary
The Hyundai Palisade has 26 recalls covering the 2020 through 2026 model years, with the most serious recent issue being a 2025 electric oil pump controller that allows moisture intrusion, causing a short circuit and fire risk whether the vehicle is parked or moving.
The 2026 model year, including the Palisade Hybrid in Limited and Calligraphy trims, has two power seat recalls: the second and third-row power seats can fail to detect a person and continue moving through contact, creating a trapping risk particularly for children. Also on 2026 Limited and Calligraphy models, the wiring inside the third-row driver-side seat belt buckle can be damaged when the buckle is pulled, causing the instrument panel to show a buckled belt even when the seat is unoccupied or the belt is unfastened.
Seat belt buckles on 2020 through 2025 vehicles can fail to latch in the driver, front passenger, and second-row outboard positions, leaving occupants unrestrained in a crash. The third-row side curtain airbags on 2020 through 2025 models can deploy improperly, reducing ejection protection in a crash. On 2024 models, engine valve springs can break while driving, causing sudden loss of power and oil leaking onto hot engine surfaces, raising the risk of both a crash and a fire. A separate 2024 issue affects vehicles with dark premium suede seats, where the passenger seat sensor can fail to detect an occupant and leave the front passenger airbag deactivated. On 2023 models, the brake booster diaphragm can shift out of alignment and cause an internal vacuum leak, reducing power brake assist and extending stopping distances.
The 2022 model year has an instrument cluster display that can go dark due to excess adhesive during manufacturing, leaving the driver without gauges, warning lights, or alerts. On 2021 models, contaminated brake fluid can cause the master cylinder seals to swell, reducing braking performance and increasing stopping distances. The 2020 through 2023 windshield wiper motor can stop working when snow or ice builds up on the windshield, eliminating forward visibility in winter conditions; this issue spans 2020 through 2023 models across multiple filings, with prior repair attempts not fully resolving the problem on all affected vehicles.
Earlier production from 2020 through 2022 has a tow hitch harness where moisture and debris on the circuit board can cause an electrical short and fire, affecting vehicles with the hitch harness installed at the factory or added through a dealer. On 2020 models specifically, the side curtain airbag mounting bolts can tear the airbag during deployment, preventing it from inflating properly in a crash. The 2020 model year also has a separate wiring harness accessory kit with a specific part number that can short circuit and overheat the control module, creating a fire risk even with the vehicle off.
