2020 Hyundai Palisade: recalls and complaints

NHTSA advisory: park outsideCampaign 22V633000. NHTSA received the report on 18 Aug 2022. 244,980 units. Trailer Hitches

Remedy of campaign 22V633000, in the NHTSA record

Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will install a new fuse and wire extension kit, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 18, 2023. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 235.

Park-outside advisory: A mark on a recall campaign in the NHTSA recall file. This site shows the mark as NHTSA sets it.

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2020 Hyundai Palisade. The newest campaign is 26V034000. NHTSA received the report on 22 Jan 2026. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Side/Window / Curtain. NHTSA has 537 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 26V034000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will install a protective film over the rear window and remove padding, as necessary free of charge. Interim notification letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed beginning March 13, 2026. Final remedy owner letters will be mailed in phases, beginning in June 2026 and expected to continue through December 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 292. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on January 24, 2026.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 30 Sep 2026. Recall file through 30 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 1,516,302 units in total.

26V03400022 Jan 2026Air Bags / Side/Window / Curtain
25V60700011 Sep 2025Seat Belts / Rear/Other / Buckle Assembly
22V63300018 Aug 2022Trailer HitchesAdvisory
22V62700015 Aug 2022Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Motor
19V8020007 Nov 2019Air Bags / Side/Window

26V034000Received 22 Jan 2026. 568,576 units.
Air Bags / Side/Window / Curtain
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Palisade vehicles. The side curtain air bags for third-row occupants may deploy improperly in a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 226, "Ejection Mitigation."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Improper side curtain air bag deployment increases the risk of injury during a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a protective film over the rear window and remove padding, as necessary free of charge. Interim notification letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed beginning March 13, 2026. Final remedy owner letters will be mailed in phases, beginning in June 2026 and expected to continue through December 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 292. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on January 24, 2026.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 292. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 26 Jun 2026.
25V607000Received 11 Sep 2025. 568,580 units.
Seat Belts / Rear/Other / Buckle Assembly
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Palisade vehicles. The seat belt buckles in the driver, passenger, and second-row window seats may fail to latch.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Seat belt buckles that fail to latch may not properly restrain occupants in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Passengers are advised to insert the belt firmly into the buckle with a quick and direct motion, pulling on the belt to confirm the seat belt is fully secured, until the recall remedy is performed. Dealers will replace the seat belt buckle assemblies, free of charge. Interim notification letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed beginning October 23, 2025. Final remedy owner letters will be mailed in phases, beginning in June 2026 and expected to continue through December 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 283. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on September 13, 2025.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 283. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 26 Jun 2026.
22V633000Received 18 Aug 2022. 244,980 units.
Trailer HitchesPark-outside advisory
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling 2020-2022 Palisade vehicles potentially equipped with a tow hitch harness installed as original equipment, or purchased as an accessory through a Hyundai dealership. Debris and moisture accumulation on the tow hitch harness module printed circuit board (PCB) may cause an electrical short, which can result in a fire.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will install a new fuse and wire extension kit, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 18, 2023. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 235.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 235. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 13 Oct 2022.
22V627000Received 15 Aug 2022. 122,949 units.
Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Motor
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Palisade vehicles. The windshield wiper motor may become inoperative, causing the wipers to fail.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Windshield wiper failure can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the driver-side windshield wiper arm, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 13, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 233.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 233. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 13 Dec 2022.
19V802000Received 7 Nov 2019. 11,217 units.
Air Bags / Side/Window
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020 Palisade vehicles. The mounting bolts used to secure the side curtain air bags may damage the side curtain air bags during deployment.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Damaged side curtain air bags may not inflate properly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will install a protective cover on the mounting bolts, free of charge. The recall began December 20, 2019. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 186.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 186. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 20 Dec 2019.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

537 complaints, 721 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

2020 Hyundai Palisade
All 2020 vehicles

2020 Hyundai Palisade: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	2020 Palisade	All 2020 vehicles	Palisade, all years	Mentions
Engine	183.1	134.9	93.5	132
Visibility/Wiper	158.1	40.2	81	114
Unknown or Other	117.9	115.3	113.2	85
Suspension	84.6	20.6	50.9	61
Seat Belts	70.7	10.6	124.2	51
Electrical System	63.8	135.8	67	46
Power Train	56.9	117.7	45.9	41
Structure	36.1	45.9	25.9	26
Air Bags	34.7	24.7	34.8	25
Forward Collision Avoidance	27.7	66.1	56.9	20

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 25.

Complaints that report a crash: 13
Complaints that report a fire: 7
Injuries in the complaints: 16
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 28 Sep 2026

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Palisade, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2025, with 119 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2020 Hyundai Palisade
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
PE24021	Preliminary evaluation	Inadvertent Seat Belt Unlatch	Seat Belts	7 Aug 2024	12 Dec 2025	25V607

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
NHTSA page of the 2020 Hyundai PalisadeThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2020 Hyundai Palisade: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/hyundai/palisade/2020/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: Hyundai Motor America

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2020 Hyundai Palisade?: 1,516,302 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Hyundai Palisade have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 16 recall campaigns for the Hyundai Palisade, model years 2020 to 2026. 5 of them name the 2020 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Palisade name most often?: Engine: 132 of 721 component mentions, or 183.1 per 1,000. For all 2020 vehicles the figure is 134.9 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2020 Hyundai Palisade open?: No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.