(Update) Hyundai Halts Sales of Some 2026 Palisades, Recall Issued Over Potential Rear Seat Danger
Hyundai stops sales of its three-row 2026 Palisade Limited and Calligraphy SUVs following a fatality.
Update 3/23: Hyundai has identified an additional four minor injuries related to its second- and third-row power seats. The company said claims have been filed regarding 17 separate vehicles to date and have been under investigation since November.
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Update 3/24: Kia has issued a stop-sale on all 2027 Telluride Hybrid SX Prestige and X-Line SX Prestige models equipped with the Executive Package, which includes power second-row seats. The company warns those seats may also fail to recognize a person or object and could continue to fold when an obstruction is present. Kia is recalling 568 vehicles matching the above description and warning owners not to operate the power second row seats when children are present.
A recall notice will be sent to owners soon. Kia has not yet issued a temporary software fix like Hyundai and has not announced a permanent fix for the defect. An announcement on the remedy is scheduled for May 19.
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Hyundai has halted sales of its 2026 Palisade Limited and Calligraphy trims, and a recall is planned for the SUVs as their powered second- and third-row seating has been involved with a child fatality that occurred as the seat was in operation.
The March 7 incident is still under investigation, according to Hyundai, but the company has taken immediate action to start a recall plan and engineer a fix. The issue involves the vehicles’ second- and third-row power seating and how the seats don’t fully detect an occupant or an object in the seat being operated via the one-touch buttons.
When Will I See a Recall Notice?
Final details are being worked out between Hyundai and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on a recall notice that will go out to owners soon. Hyundai is also developing a repair for this issue and, just as with other recalls, it will be performed at no cost to those owners. Many Palisade owners have reported that they have seen a pop-up notification on their vehicles’ infotainment screens.
For the U.S., this issue potentially affects around 60,515 Palisades, with another 7,967 in Canada. Hyundai has also stated it will offer owners rental vehicles “until a full remedy is available.” We’re unsure of the exact timeframe for this offer (if it’s available now or only after a recall notice has been sent); we will update this information when Hyundai provides more details.
What Should You Do if You Own One?
If you own a 2026 Hyundai Palisade Limited or Calligraphy, take care to ensure no occupants are seated in the third row before someone pushes the power-folding button, and that none are seated in the second row before using the one-touch tilt-and-slide buttons.
There will be a temporary software update done over-the-air (OTA) to help mitigate the issue with occupant and object detection. It’s scheduled to begin going out by the end of March and is only intended to be a temporary fix. The permanent fix will come later; no timeframe has been set. Owners will need to have this recall work performed once it is ready.
