Seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly
- Component
- Seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly
- Manufacturer
- Hyundai Motor America
- Vehicles affected
- 568,580
- Reported to NHTSA
- 2025-09-11
- Owners notified
- 2026-06-26
Defect description
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.
Safety risk
Seat belt buckles that fail to latch may not properly restrain occupants in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer 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.