2026 Hyundai Palisade & Hyundai Palisade Hybrid Seats Recall 26V160000 (Hyundai 296)

NHTSA recall 26V160000 (Hyundai recall 296) covers about 61,307 2026 Hyundai Palisade & Hyundai Palisade Hybrid vehicles (seats), filed with NHTSA Mar 17, 2026. There is no do-not-drive or park-outside advisory.

Source: NHTSA campaign 26V160000 · Data as of Nov 6, 2026 · By CarWhere Research

61,307
vehicles affected (potential)
2026
model years
Mar 17, 2026
filed with NHTSA
None
NHTSA advisory

What's recalled

Component: Seats (mid/rear assembly, power adjust)

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2026 Palisade and 2026 Palisade Hybrid vehicles equipped with a Limited or Calligraphy trim package. The second and third row power seats may fail to detect a person. The seat may continue to move after contacting a person during powered seat functions, such as one-touch tilt-and-slide or automatic power fold-and-stow.

The risk

A person, especially a child, may become trapped by a rear powered seat, increasing the risk of injury or death.

The remedy and its status

Owners are advised to exercise caution when operating the second and third row power seat functions until the repair is performed. Children are advised to not be in the rear seats or near the rear seating area during power-folding operation. The seat controller and the audio, visual, navigation software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 14, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 296. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 19, 2026.

Status: NHTSA lists May 8, 2026 as the owner-notification date for this campaign.

Hyundai recall number 296

NHTSA lists the manufacturer's own recall number for 26V160000 as 296. Owner letters and dealer service departments often use this code, so a search for "296 recall" refers to the same campaign.

Affected models and years

Models and model years NHTSA lists for this campaign. Not every vehicle of a listed model and year is included; check by VIN.

VehicleModel yearsMore
Hyundai Palisade2026All Palisade recallsYears to avoid
Hyundai Palisade Hybrid2026—

Key dates

Report filed with NHTSA
Mar 17, 2026
Owner notification
May 8, 2026
Build dates covered
May 8, 2025 to Feb 12, 2026
Recall initiated by
the manufacturer
Filed by
Hyundai Motor America

Check your VIN for 26V160000

  1. Find the 17-character VIN on the driver-side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the door-jamb sticker, or your registration.
  2. Enter it in NHTSA's free VIN recall lookup. It shows every open recall on that exact vehicle, including this one if it applies and hasn't been repaired.
  3. If 26V160000 is open, call any Hyundai dealer's service department and give them the recall number (26V160000 or 296). The repair is free.

Not sure of the exact model or year? Decode it first with the free VIN decoder.

Frequently asked questions

What is recall 26V160000?

NHTSA recall 26V160000 (Hyundai recall 296) covers about 61,307 2026 Hyundai Palisade & Hyundai Palisade Hybrid vehicles (seats), filed with NHTSA Mar 17, 2026. There is no do-not-drive or park-outside advisory. It covers certain 2026 Palisade and 2026 Palisade Hybrid vehicles equipped with a Limited or Calligraphy trim package.

Is it safe to drive a vehicle with recall 26V160000?

NHTSA's record for 26V160000 carries no do-not-drive or park-outside advisory. The risk NHTSA lists is: "A person, especially a child, may become trapped by a rear powered seat, increasing the risk of injury or death." Get the free repair as soon as it is available for your vehicle.

How do I know if my vehicle is affected by 26V160000?

Only a VIN lookup can tell you. Not every vehicle of the listed models and years is included, and repaired vehicles drop off. Enter your 17-character VIN in NHTSA's free recall lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or ask any Hyundai dealer to check it.

What is the fix for recall 26V160000, and is it free?

NHTSA's record says: "Owners are advised to exercise caution when operating the second and third row power seat functions until the repair is performed." NHTSA lists May 8, 2026 as the owner-notification date for this campaign. Safety-recall repairs are done free of charge at authorized dealers.

What is the Hyundai recall number for 26V160000?

NHTSA lists the manufacturer's own recall number as 296. Dealers and owner letters often use that code (296) instead of the NHTSA campaign number 26V160000.

Sources and method

  • NHTSA recall record for 26V160000, from NHTSA's public recall campaign database. Problem, risk and remedy text is NHTSA's own wording.
  • "Vehicles affected" is NHTSA's potential-units-affected count for the whole campaign.
  • Data as of Nov 6, 2026. NHTSA updates campaigns as manufacturers file amendments, so check the official record for the latest.

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