The Recall Desk
HighNHTSA·26V034000·Announced 2027-11-01

Hyundai Palisade Side Curtain Airbag May Deploy Improperly in Crashes

Certain 2020-2025 Hyundai Palisade vehicles have side curtain airbags for third-row passengers that may not deploy properly during crashes. This increases injury risk and violates Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 226.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The defect creates a risk of injury during crashes due to improper side curtain airbag deployment, affecting a critical vehicle safety system. However, no injuries or deaths are reported in the source. Per the rubric, risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported score at 3 (High).

Plain-English summary

Hyundai Motor America is recalling certain 2020-2025 Palisade vehicles due to a defect in the side curtain airbag system for third-row passengers. The side curtain airbags may deploy improperly during a crash.

The improper deployment violates Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 226, which addresses ejection mitigation. This increases the risk of injury to third-row occupants during a crash.

The recall affects 568,576 vehicles across model years 2020 through 2025. Affected owners can contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai will install a protective film over the rear window and remove padding as necessary, at no cost to owners. Interim notification letters were sent beginning March 13, 2026, with final remedy availability anticipated by June 2026.

The recalled product

Product
2020 HYUNDAI PALISADE
Brand
HYUNDAI
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Category
Vehicle — Airbag System
Hazard
  • airbag-malfunction
  • injury-risk
  • ejection-risk
Affected units
568,576

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (1)

  • PALISADE

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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