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2026 Hyundai Palisade Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 124 complaints with NHTSA about the 2026 Hyundai Palisade, most often about the seats (40% of complaints). It is 7th of 7 Palisade model years by number of complaints and has 3 recalls.
Most common 2026 Hyundai Palisade problems
Seats
49 complaints · 40%The contact owns a 2026 Hyundai Palisade. The contact stated that while his mother was exiting the vehicle, her ankle was crushed by the seats, and medical attention was provided. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact received the recall notification letter for NHTSA campaign number: awaiting1 (seats).…
The contact owns a 2026 Hyundai Palisade. The contact stated that while parked in the driveway, the seat adjustment feature on the second-row passenger side captain's seat failed to detect the presence of a minor occupant. As a result, the seat continued to move, causing compression of the child, who was ultimately…
Electrical
31 complaints · 25%Half of these problems showed up before 1,500 miles.
The contact owns a 2026 Hyundai Palisade. The contact stated that on five occasions, while stopped at a light with the auto start/stop system activated, the vehicle inadvertently turned off and shifted into park(p) independently. The contact stated that there was an unknown warning light illuminated. The contact…
The contact owns a 2026 Hyundai Palisade. The contact stated that while an occupant was seated in the second row passenger seat, the contact accidentally tapped the "one-touch" tilt-and-slide button. Despite the occupant seated in the second row, the seat continued to fold, nearly crushing the occupant. The occupant…
Driver assistance
17 complaints · 14%Parts named most often: adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking, warnings, warning.
The contact owns a 2026 Hyundai Palisade. The contact stated that while driving 75 MPH, the vehicle merged into the right lane independently, causing the contact to manually return the vehicle to the correct lane. No warning light was illuminated. Neither the dealer nor an independent mechanic was contacted or…
Other or unspecified
16 complaints · 13%Engine
16 complaints · 13%The contact owns a 2026 Hyundai Palisade. The contact stated that the vehicle turned off on several occasions after the engine auto start/stop system was engaged. The vehicle was restarted and was taken to the dealer; however, the failure could not be duplicated. Additionally, upon starting the vehicle after the…
The contact owns a 2026 Hyundai Palisade. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle went into limp mode and decelerated to 20 MPH. After parking and restarting the vehicle, the failure was self-corrected, and the vehicle operated normally. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who was…
Transmission
14 complaints · 11%The contact owns a 2026 Hyundai Palisade. The contact stated that on five occasions, while stopped at a light with the auto start/stop system activated, the vehicle inadvertently turned off and shifted into park(p) independently. The contact stated that there was an unknown warning light illuminated. The contact…
Speed control
12 complaints · 10%The contact owns a 2026 Hyundai Palisade. The contact stated that while inside a residential parking lot and attempting to park, the vehicle unintendedly accelerated independently while in the drive gear position and crashed into a parked vehicle, where it came to a stop. The contact stated that no air bags deployed…
Brakes
7 complaints · 6%The contact owns a 2026 Hyundai Palisade. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the brakes independently activated. The vehicle failed to drive forward or reverse. The contact stated that after several attempts to release the brakes, the brakes released.…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2026 Hyundai Palisade recalls
Seat belts: status indicator switch
Risk: A faulty seat belt status indicator may fail to alert occupants to an unfastened seat belt, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will install a wiring harness extension and replace the seat belt assembly, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning may 8, 2026. Owners may contact hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 297. Vehicle identification numbers (vins) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov march 21, 2026.
Full defect summary
Hyundai motor america (hyundai) is recalling certain 2026 hyundai palisade and 2026 hyundai palisade hybrid vehicles equipped with "limited" and "calligraphy" trim packages. The internal wiring within the third-row driver-side seat belt buckle may become damaged and result in a permanent display of a belted third-row driver-side seat on the instrument panel.
Seats: power adjust
Risk: A person, especially a child, may become trapped by a rear powered seat, increasing the risk of injury or death.
Fix: Owners are advised to exercise caution when operating the second and third row power seat functions until the repair is performed. Children are advised to not be in the rear seats or near the rear seating area during power-folding operation. The seat controller and the audio, visual, navigation software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed may 14, 2026. Owners may contact hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 296. Vehicle identification numbers (vins) involved in this re
Full defect summary
Hyundai motor america (hyundai) is recalling certain 2026 palisade and 2026 palisade hybrid vehicles equipped with a limited or calligraphy trim package. The second and third row power seats may fail to detect a person. The seat may continue to move after contacting a person during powered seat functions, such as one-touch tilt-and-slide or automatic power fold-and-stow.
Electrical: instrument cluster/panel
Risk: An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.
Fix: The instrument panel display software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed march 24, 2026. Owners may contact hyundai's customer service at 855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 293. Vehicle identification numbers (vins) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on january 28, 2026.
Full defect summary
Hyundai motor america (hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 tucson hybrid, tucson plug-in hybrid electric (phev), 2026 ioniq 5, santa cruz, kona, palisade, palisade hybrid, santa fe, santa fe hybrid, sonata, sonata hybrid, and tucson vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 101, "controls and displays."
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
Questions about the 2026 Hyundai Palisade
- What are the most common problems with the 2026 Hyundai Palisade?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: seats (49 complaints); electrical (31 complaints, typically around 1,500 miles); driver assistance (17 complaints).
- How many recalls does the 2026 Hyundai Palisade have?
- 3 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from March 19, 2026 (seat belts). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2026 a bad year for the Hyundai Palisade?
- It is 7th of 7 Palisade model years by number of complaints, with 124 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.