Hyundai recalls thousands of 2026 Palisade SUVs, halts some sales after

Hyundai Motor Company said on Friday it is stopping sales of some new Palisade SUVs in ‌Canada and the United States and will recall tens of thousands of the vehicles over an issue with power seats, following a recent incident in which a two-year-old girl was killed in Ohio.

The automaker said sales of its ​2026 Hyundai Palisade Limited and Calligraphy trims were halted because the second- and third-row power seats may not ​detect contact with an occupant or object as intended. ⁠It gave no ⁠details about the March 7 ‌fatality.

The recall ⁠includes approximately 68,500 ⁠vehicles, including about 8,000 in Canada, the company said.

Hyundai said it expressed its deepest sympathies to the family of the child who died and added it “does not yet have the full details and the incident is still under investigation.”

It said it is working on a recall fix and offering customers a rental vehicle until a full remedy is available if they want alternative ‌transportation.

The automaker urged caution when operating second- and third-row power seat functions and told people to ensure no person or object is in the seat or seat-folding ​area before operating the power seat.

Hyundai says it ⁠is developing an interim over-the-air software update, expected to be available by the end of March, that will enhance the system’s response to contact with occupants or objects, introduce additional operating safeguards and enhance overall system ⁠safety.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration did ⁠not immediately respond to a request for comment.