Hyundai Palisade: Front passenger

Date

Aug. 25, 2023

Filed by

Hyundai Motor America

Vehicles

Hyundai Palisade (2024)

Component

Air Bags › Sensor › Occupant Classification › Front Passenger

Description of the defect

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024 Palisade vehicles equipped with dark premium suede seats. The Occupant Detection System (ODS) may fail to detect an occupant and deactivate the passenger-side front air bags. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Potentially affected

63

What can happen

Deactivated front passenger air bags will not deploy as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will update the ODS software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 26th, 2023. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 249.

Recall 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.

Owner notification date

Sept. 26, 2023

Manufacturer campaign number

249

Recall type

V (vehicle)

FMVSS

208

Influenced by

MFR

Manufacturer's component

OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM · ODS controller · 80700-S8050

Recall number

23V599000

What should I do? Car recall: how to check your car and get it fixed

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.