Hyundai Resuming New Palisade SUV Sales After Finalizing Fix
washington : Hyundai Motor said Tuesday it is lifting a sales halt on recalled 2026 Palisade SUVs after completing a fix for a power seat issue that resulted in the death of a two-year-old girl in Ohio.
The Korean automaker said it has completed a software update for its 2026 model year Palisade and Palisade Hybrid vehicles equipped with second- and third-row power seats in Limited and Calligraphy trims. The automaker halted sales in mid-March and recalled 68,500 Palisade SUVs following the death. Dealers can continue sales after completing the software update.
The software update makes a number of changes, including requiring the boot lid to be open to use the seat storage function and disabling folding and storage controls on the infotainment screen.
It requires the seat and cargo compartment fold buttons to be held down and features updated detection logic to improve passenger and object recognition.
Hyundai also recalled 58,000 Palisade Hybrid sport utility vehicles in South Korea. Local media reports stated that the automatic seat collapsed on the child sitting in the third row of the Palisade SUV. Hyundai said it was investigating what happened.
Hyundai says two passengers of Palisade SUVs in South Korea were injured late last year in incidents that may have been caused by a problem with automatic seats. The automaker said there had previously been four reports of injuries in the United States linked to the power seat issue.
Palisade was Hyundai’s best-selling SUV in South Korea last year.
Hyundai said during the recall that the second- and third-row power seat clusters may not respond as intended to contact with a passenger or object while activating some functions.
