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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2021 Hyundai Palisade Recalls

The 2021 Hyundai Palisade has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 22, 2026.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Hyundai Palisade. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
6

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
447

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
8

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2021 Hyundai Palisade, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

6 recalls on the 2021 Hyundai Palisade

Air bags: side/window: curtain

Campaign
26V034000
Reported
January 22, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 568,576
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 226, ejection mitigation
Same campaign
also 2020, 2022–2025 Palisade

26V034000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly

Campaign
25V607000
Reported
September 11, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 568,580
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2020, 2022–2025 Palisade

25V607000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Visibility/wiper

Campaign
23V180000
Reported
March 17, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 167,085
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2022–2023 Palisade

23V180000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Trailer hitches

Campaign
22V633000
Reported
August 18, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 244,980
Risk NHTSA names
fire and injury
NHTSA advisory
park outside, away from buildings
Same campaign
also 2020, 2022 Palisade

22V633000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor

Campaign
22V627000
Reported
August 15, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 122,949
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2020 Palisade

22V627000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: fluid

Campaign
21V840000
Reported
October 27, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 995
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2021 Hyundai Palisade

21V840000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2021 Hyundai Palisade complaints by year

NHTSA has received 447 owner complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Palisade, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (2%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 20 injuries.

In complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Palisade, the component group named most often is the seat belts (25%), followed by the engine (14%) and the electrical system (13%).

1 of the 2021 Hyundai Palisade's 6 recalls also concerns the seat belts.

Where 2021 Hyundai Palisade owners gave the mileage (60 complaints), the median was 3,500 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Seat Belts113
  • Unknown Or Other83
  • Engine61
  • Electrical System56
  • Visibility/Wiper48
  • Suspension31

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Palisade received by NHTSA, by calendar year
202016
202157
202239
202352
202463
2025118
2026102

Complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Palisade peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 118. 51% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 447 complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Palisade are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Hyundai Palisade by model year

Other 2021 Hyundai models

Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted