Hyundai Palisade Seat Belt Recall: What Used Buyers Should Check

If you are looking at a used 2020 to 2025 Hyundai Palisade, it is very likely covered by two recent recalls. Recall 25V-607 (Hyundai 283) covers 568,580 Palisades whose front and second-row outboard seat belt buckles may not fully latch, especially in the cold, and the fix is new buckles. Recall 26V-034 (Hyundai 292) covers nearly the same trucks because the third-row curtain airbag setup did not pass a federal ejection test, and the fix is a protective film on the rear quarter windows. Parts have been slow, with Hyundai phasing remedy letters from late June through mid-December 2026, so plenty of used Palisades are still waiting. Check the VIN, and test every buckle yourself.

We read the latest amended Part 573 reports for both recalls, filed in June 2026, along with Hyundai's combined owner letter, on November 8, 2026. The 2026 redesigned Palisade is not part of either one. Hyundai's reports cover vehicles built from April 10, 2019 to June 16, 2025, in Korea, for the U.S. market.

The seat belt buckle recall, 25V-607

Hyundai says the buckle assemblies in the driver, front passenger and second-row window seats may contain out-of-spec parts from its supplier, ZF Lifetec. The chronology traces it to a latch guide made by a Tier 2 supplier whose injection molding process was outside guidelines. Those parts add friction inside the latch channel, and when it is cold and you slide the tongue in slowly, the buckle may not fully latch. Hyundai estimates about 1 percent of the population is affected.

This was not a surprise to anyone watching. NHTSA opened a preliminary evaluation, PE24-021, in August 2024 over latching complaints on 2020 to 2023 Palisades. Hyundai says it had 546 unique reports of degraded latching between September 2019 and July 2025, and that none involved a crash or injury. In May 2025 it launched warranty extension Z06 with 15-year or 150,000-mile coverage on Palisade buckles, then decided on a recall that September. The production fix, a change of latch guide supplier, went in July 2025.

The remedy is replacement of the front-row and second-row outer buckle assemblies, free. Until then, Hyundai tells occupants to push the tongue in firmly with a quick motion and pull on the belt to make sure it is latched. Warning signs, per Hyundai, are a lighter-than-normal click and a push button that sits recessed in the buckle housing. The Palisade also has belt warnings for every seat.

The third-row airbag recall, 26V-034

This one started with NHTSA. In a routine compliance test on a 2025 Palisade, the third-row ejection headform moved past the 100 mm limit in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 226, and a retest in November 2025 matched. Hyundai's own testing on several trims also exceeded the limit in some runs, and in January 2026 it decided on a noncompliance recall for 568,576 Palisades.

Hyundai blames the interior design around the third-row outboard seats, including the quarter window and nearby headliner, and says there is no warning sign a driver would notice. The remedy is a protective film installed on the rear quarter window glass. On Palisades with dual sunroofs, technicians also remove certain foam padding from the headliner above that window. No charge.

Why so many are still open

Both June 2026 amendments say the same thing in slightly different words: the remedy launch was delayed by supplier production, and Hyundai is phasing remedy owner letters from June 26 to December 12, 2026. The buckle report adds that certified-mail notices are tentatively done by December 31, 2026. Hyundai's owner letter bundles both recalls into one envelope.

So it is November and a lot of Palisades on dealer lots and Marketplace still have both campaigns open, sometimes with the parts not yet available. Rules on selling used cars with open recalls are thin, which we cover in our guide to used car dealer open recall rules, and our post on what to do when a recall remedy is not available yet applies here almost word for word.

How to check a used Palisade

• Run the VIN on NHTSA or through our Hyundai recall check guide. Look for 283 and 292, or 25V-607 and 26V-034.
• Buckle the driver, front passenger and both second-row outboard belts slowly, the way a tired kid would. Listen for a solid click, look for a recessed button, then yank on the belt. Try it on a cold morning if you can, since that is when Hyundai says it shows up.
• If either recall was done, ask for the repair order. A seller saying "the dealer took care of it" is not a repair order.
• Read our used Palisade buying guide for the mechanical side, and if the history shows a big gap, our recall completion guide helps you confirm what was actually done.

What a history report can and cannot show

A CARFAX or AutoCheck report can show title brands, crashes, odometer readings and service visits that dealers reported. Neither one tests a buckle, and recall entries depend on what got reported. Use the report for history and the VIN lookup for recalls.

When you get to that step, figure on $39.99 to $44.99 or so for one CARFAX bought straight from CARFAX. CarVins, a licensed CARFAX and AutoCheck reseller with no affiliation to CARFAX, AutoCheck or Experian, has lately priced a guest report near $5.50, a member report near $4.50 and the two-report bundle near $6.75. Prices shift, so confirm at checkout. And honestly, a three-row family hauler with open belt and airbag recalls deserves a report you pulled yourself, not one the seller emailed.

Sources

• Hyundai Part 573 report 25V-607, amended June 2026 (NHTSA)
• Hyundai Part 573 report 26V-034, amended June 2026 (NHTSA)
• Hyundai owner letter covering recalls 283 and 292 (NHTSA)
• NHTSA recall data for the 2022 Hyundai Palisade, including 25V-607 and 26V-034
• Car and Driver: Hyundai Palisade seat belt recall