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HighNHTSA·26V169000·Announced 2026-03-19

2026 Hyundai Palisade Hybrid seat belt buckle wiring defect recall

Hyundai is recalling certain 2026 Palisade and Palisade Hybrid vehicles with Limited and Calligraphy trim packages due to damaged wiring in the third-row driver-side seat belt buckle that may prevent the warning indicator from alerting to unfastened belts.

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: This is a vehicle safety defect where a critical function—the seat belt status indicator—may fail to alert occupants to an unfastened belt, creating a risk-of-harm situation where injury has not yet been reported. This falls under the High severity criteria for structural/functional vehicle defects with potential for injury.

Plain-English summary

Hyundai Motor America 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, resulting in a permanent display of a belted third-row driver-side seat on the instrument panel.

A faulty seat belt status indicator may fail to alert occupants to an unfastened seat belt, increasing the risk of injury. Approximately 46,787 vehicles are potentially affected by this recall.

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 or search their Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) on NHTSA.gov, where affected VINs became searchable on March 21, 2026. Hyundai's internal recall number is 297.

The recalled product

Product
HYUNDAI PALISADE HYBRID, PALISADE
Brand
HYUNDAI
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Category
Vehicle — Seat belt / Passive safety system
Hazard
Affected units
46,787

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 (2)

  • PALISADE HYBRID
  • PALISADE

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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