2026 Hyundai Palisade Sales Resume Now That Its Rear Seats Are Fixed

Hyundai is resuming sales of the 2026 Palisade SUV, which were paused in March following the death of a two-year-old girl. The automaker issued a recall for the Palisade's top-level Calligraphy and Limited trims and issued a stop-sale order to dealers on March 13.

Hyundai confirmed to Car and Driver that sales are resuming now that it has finalized a software fix related to the second- and third-row seats. According to Hyundai, the fix can be sent via an over-the-air update to affected vehicles with an active Bluelink subscription, though customers without Bluelink or who would prefer to have the dealer install the update can reach out to their local dealership. Once dealers complete the software update on impacted vehicles in their inventory, they'll be allowed to resume sales. ---More...

Toddler suffocates to death after being crushed by a folding seat in a Hyundai SUV.

Lucia Ayala died by mechanical asphyxiation after a button to lay down the back seat was accidentally pressed, trapping her under it.

“It’s one of those things where it’s really a freak accident… pic.twitter.com/SMql2Wz3eV

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg)April 21, 2026

Toddler suffocates to death after being crushed by a folding seat in a Hyundai SUV.

Lucia Ayala died by mechanical asphyxiation after a button to lay down the back seat was accidentally pressed, trapping her under it.

“It’s one of those things where it’s really a freak accident where, however the button was pressed, it went down and essentially crushed the child,” said Akron police Lt. Michael Murphy.

Hyundai has now recalled 70,000 vehicles and stopped production of certain trim levels of the Palisade due to safety concerns over an “issue with the second and third-row power seats.”

One Palisade owner showed just how dangerous the seats can be by crushing bottles of water.

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