2021 Hyundai Palisade visibility & wipers problems

The 2021 Hyundai Palisade has 62 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

Visibility & Wipers complaints

12%

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Palisade visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

23V180000Visibility & WipersMarch 17, 2023 · 167,085 units

Defect

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Palisade vehicles. The windshield wiper motor may operate intermittently or fail to operate due to snow or ice buildup on the windshield, causing the wipers to fail.

Consequence

Windshield wiper failure can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the driver-side windshield wiper arm, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 15, 2023. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 243. This recall is an expansion of recall number 22V-627.

22V627000Visibility & WipersAugust 15, 2022 · 122,949 units

Defect

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Palisade vehicles. The windshield wiper motor may become inoperative, causing the wipers to fail.

Consequence

Windshield wiper failure can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the driver-side windshield wiper arm, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 13, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 233.

What owners report

“The sunroof wind guard arms broke and are preventing sunroof from shutting allowing elements from the exterior such as rain to get into the cabin. The dealer is aware of the issue, and has taped the sunroof as a remedy until parts come in as they are on backorder. The car alerts every time the…”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · August 20, 2022

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 2021 Hyundai Palisade have?

NHTSA has 62 complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Palisade visibility & wipers — 12% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2021 Hyundai Palisade visibility & wipers?

Yes — 2 NHTSA recall campaigns for this model year are tied to the visibility & wipers: 22V627000, 23V180000.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.