Your Hyundai Palisade's Third-Row Airbags Might Not Deploy Correctly in a Rollover
If you drive a Hyundai Palisade, pay attention. Hyundai filed a recall that covers 568,576 Palisade SUVs from the 2020–2025 model years. The issue ties to the side-curtain airbags that help protect third-row passengers in certain crashes, including rollovers. Your job is easy: check your VIN, then stay ready for the free fix when Hyundai releases it.
What the Hyundai Palisade Recall Covers
This Hyundai Palisade recall is listed as NHTSA recall 26V034 and Hyundai recall 292, per the official Part 573 recall report. The filing says certain 2020–2025 Palisades built from April 10, 2019 to June 16, 2025 may not meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 226, the “ejection mitigation” rule. In normal English, that rule aims to keep a crash dummy’s head from moving too far toward the side window area in a crash test.
NHTSA says a vehicle that fails that standard can raise the risk of injury for third-row occupants in certain crashes, including a rollover. The report points to the curtain airbag modules as the involved parts.
Hyundai’s timeline is blunt. NHTSA ran a routine compliance test on a 2025 Palisade and measured third-row head movement beyond the 100 mm limit in the standard. NHTSA re-tested in November 2025 and got similar results. Hyundai then ran its own tests across more than one trim level and also saw results over the limit. Hyundai’s safety team signed off on a recall decision on January 14, 2026.
Here’s the annoying part: Hyundai says it is still developing the remedy. The recall report also says there’s no warning that will tip you off. You won’t get a helpful dash light. You either check the campaign status, or you don’t.
The Part 573 report says the fix will be free, even if your SUV is out of warranty. It also notes a reimbursement plan for owners who already paid out of pocket for a remedy tied to this recall condition.
What to do right now: start with the NHTSA VIN lookup. The filing says VINs became searchable on January 24, 2026. If your Palisade shows an open campaign, call your dealer and ask how they’re handling waitlists. Hyundai’s target date for dealer and owner remedy notifications is March 23, 2026, so you may be in “wait and watch” mode for a bit. For a quick rundown of how this popped up and what the documents say, Autoblog’s recap is a decent summary.
My Verdict
This is a third-row safety story. Don’t shrug it off. Check your VIN today, save a screenshot of the result, and get on your dealer’s list if you’re included. If you haul friends or kids in the third row, make sure the recall gets fixed before the next long road trip.