The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighNHTSA·21V840000·Announced 2021-10-27

Hyundai recalls 2021 Palisade for brake fluid contamination

Brake fluid contamination in certain 2021 Hyundai Palisades can reduce braking performance and increase crash risk. Owners should contact Hyundai for a free brake system repair.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

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 brake fluid contamination presents a real, confirmed defect affecting stopping ability, but the source text reports no deaths, injuries, or actual incidents. Per the rubric, a risk-of-harm product with no reported injury scores at most 3.

Plain-English summary

Hyundai Motor America is recalling certain 2021 Palisade vehicles due to contaminated brake fluid. The contamination can cause the brake master cylinder inner-cup seals to swell, reducing braking performance.

Reduced braking performance extends the distance required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Approximately 995 vehicles are affected. Owners should contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460 to arrange a free brake master cylinder replacement and brake fluid flush. Owner notification letters were mailed December 24, 2021. Owners may also call the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or visit www.nhtsa.gov for additional information.

The recalled product

Product
HYUNDAI PALISADE
Brand
HYUNDAI
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Category
Vehicle
Hazard
Affected units
995

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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