Hyundai Recalls Palisade SUVs: Power Seats Go Rogue

Hyundai Motor is issuing a recall for over 61,000 Palisade sport utility vehicles in the United States, following a problem with motorized seating systems that was associated with the fatality of a child, federal regulators announced.

The recall pertains to model year 2026 Palisade and Palisade Hybrid automobiles featuring the Limited and Calligraphy specification levels, the manufacturer stated in an official recall document submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

“The second and third-row power seat assemblies installed in the affected automobiles might not react as designed to contact with a passenger or item when engaging specific motorized seat functions, including the automated power-folding (stow) capability and the ‘single-touch’ tilt-and-slide (walk-in) functionality of the second-row power seat assembly,” the document revealed.

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This revelation follows an occurrence concerning a Palisade where a young child perished, an incident presently being probed, as stated by the car manufacturer.

Reuters disclosed that the casualty was a two-year-old female from Ohio who died on March 7.

In a media statement on March 13, the firm declared, “Hyundai is cognizant of a lamentable event concerning a Palisade.” It added, “While Hyundai does not yet possess the complete specifics and the incident is presently being examined, a juvenile succumbed. Hyundai offers its profound condolences to her family.”

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An interior view of a Hyundai Palisade displaying the gray leather upholstery of the second-row power-folding seats. (Hyundai USA)

The Korean car manufacturer announced recently that it is halting distribution of the Palisade models featuring the Limited and Calligraphy specification levels, subsequent to the occurrence.

Hyundai stated in the recall advisory that it obtained a quartet of accounts detailing slight harm pertaining to the functioning of the second-row seating.

Hyundai issued a cessation of sales and plans for a recall for 2026 Palisade Limited and Calligraphy models on March 13, 2026. (Hyundai USA)

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A solution for the recall is presently being devised. Until its release, the manufacturer cautioned proprietors of the impacted automobiles to exercise care when engaging the second and third-row motorized folding seat features.

Hyundai also advised that proprietors should “refrain from touching the ‘single-touch’ tilt-and-slide control situated on the second-row seat backrest… when accessing or leaving the third-row, and implement steps to preclude unintentional engagement of this feature.”

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FOX Business’ Ashley Carnahan aided in compiling this article.