{"id":"2023_hyundai_palisade","make":"Hyundai","make_slug":"hyundai","model":"Palisade","model_slug":"palisade","year":2023,"url":"/hyundai/palisade/2023/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":45309,"model":"Palisade FWD","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S8)","cyl":6,"displ":3.8,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":19,"hwy":27,"comb":22,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","co2":406,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":2850,"save_spend":-3000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HYX","modified":"Tue Apr 11 00:00:00 EDT 2023"},{"id":45312,"model":"Palisade AWD","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S8)","cyl":6,"displ":3.8,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":19,"hwy":25,"comb":21,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":422,"fe_score":4,"ghg_score":4,"fuel_cost":2950,"save_spend":-3500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HYX","modified":"Tue Apr 11 00:00:00 EDT 2023"}],"vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","segment":"Compact SUV","recalls":[{"campaign":"26V034000","component":"AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2026-01-22","owner_notified":"2026-06-26","units":568576,"summary":"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":"Improper side curtain air bag deployment increases the risk of injury during a crash.","remedy":"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.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"292","initiated_by":"OVSC","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"25V607000","component":"SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2025-09-11","owner_notified":"2026-06-26","units":568580,"summary":"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":"Seat belt buckles that fail to latch may not properly restrain occupants in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"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.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"283","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"23V526000","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:FLUID/LUBRICANT:PUMP","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2023-07-27","owner_notified":"2023-09-07","units":52109,"summary":"Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Palisade Tucson, 2023 Sonata, Elantra, and Kona vehicles.  The electronic controller for the Idle Stop & Go oil pump assembly may contain damaged electrical components that can cause the pump controller to overheat.","consequence":"An electric oil pump assembly that overheats increases the risk of a vehicle fire.","remedy":"Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete.  Dealers will inspect and replace the electric oil pump controller, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed starting September 7, 2023.  Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 246.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":true,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"246","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"critical"},{"campaign":"23V415000","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2023-06-08","owner_notified":"2023-07-14","units":322,"summary":"Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2023 Palisade vehicles.  The brake booster diaphragm may become misaligned and cause an internal vacuum leak, which can result in a loss of power brake assist.","consequence":"A loss of power brake assist can extend the distance required to stop, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and replace the brake booster as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 14, 2023.  Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 245.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"245","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"23V180000","component":"VISIBILITY/WIPER","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2023-03-17","owner_notified":"2023-05-15","units":167085,"summary":"Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Palisade vehicles.  The windshield wiper motor may operate intermittently or fail to operate due to snow or ice buildup on the windshield, causing the wipers to fail.","consequence":"Windshield wiper failure can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the driver-side windshield wiper arm, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 15, 2023.  Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 243.  This recall is an expansion of recall number 22V-627.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"243","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":5,"critical_count":1,"park_outside":true,"do_not_drive":false,"score":53,"grade":"F","complaints":{"count":396,"crash":6,"fire":0,"injured":2,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Service Brakes",79],["Seat Belts",73],["Unspecified",72],["Visibility/Wiper",53],["Power Train",39],["Electrical System",38]],"by_year":{"2022":39,"2023":86,"2024":102,"2025":91,"2026":78},"excerpts":[["2022-10-29","Visibility/Wiper","Second Row Windows are hazy in direct sunlight making it difficult to see through the windows. The Second Row Windows are double paned with tint in between the two panes of glass. The design of these windows apparently causes the hazy glass appearance in direct sunlight. I reported this issue to Hyundai Customer Care o\u2026"],["2022-10-28","Visibility/Wiper","2023 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy purchased Labor Day weekend 2022. Both 2d row side windows have a haze on them. This causes not only an obscured window but also a hazard when trying to see out of them."],["2022-10-25","Electrical System","I purchased this vehicle on 9/17 and since day 1 the infotainment system will not turn on when starting the car. It has a digital instrument display and infotainment which control 90% of the vehicle functions. I have opened a case with Hyundai # 20328505 who took 2 weeks t call me and had no resolution other than to le\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"PE24021","component":"SEAT BELTS","opened":"2024-08-07","closed":"2025-12-12","campaign":"25V607","subject":"Inadvertent Seat Belt Unlatch","summary":"On August 7, 2024, the O\u00ef\u00ac\u0192ce of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE24021 to investigate complaints alleging inadvertent unlatching of seat belts in model year (MY) 2020-2023 Hyundai Palisade vehicles manufactured by Hyundai Motor America. The complaints alleged that, without warning, the seat belts sometimes inadvertently unlatch, increasing the risk of injury due to full loss of seat belt protection in the event of a crash. As a result of information exchanged as part of the investigation, on April 3, 2025, Hyundai initiated a warranty extension policy for seat belt buckles on model year 2020-2025 Palisade vehicles in the U.S. and Canada.\u00c2\u00a0 Hyundai subsequently initiated a request for wa"},{"action":"RQ22005","component":"VISIBILITY/WIPER","opened":"2022-12-02","closed":"2023-05-26","campaign":"23V180000","subject":"Windshield Wiper Failure","summary":"On August 15, 2022, Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) filed a safety recall (NHTSA Recall 22V-627) of 122,919 model year (MY) 2020-2021 Hyundai Palisade vehicles produced from April 10, 2019 to November 30, 2020. This recall addressed windshield wipers that may function intermittently or stop functioning when impeded by the accumulation of snow and/or ice at the bottom of the windshield. Intermittent or inoperative windshield wipers could reduce driver visibility while operating the vehicle in inclement weather, increasing the risk of a crash.On December 2, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Recall Query (RQ) after receiving 6 consumer complaints alleging windshield wi"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.143,"seats":8,"fcw":"Standard & Optional","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard & Optional","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.159,"seats":8,"fcw":"Standard & Optional","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard & Optional","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":22,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":22,"ncap":5,"complaints":396},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}