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Hyundai Motor America is recalling ~600 Korean-made 2025 model Hyundai Palisade SUVs. An insufficient seal from Korean supplier MNEX on the controller for the electric oil pump may allow moisture to accumulate in the printed circuit board, which can cause an electrical short circuit and result in a fire. Owners are advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures until the recall remedy is completed.
“The tooling used for sealing the EOP controller housing during supplier manufacturing contained a damaged spring,” Hyundai told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which made this mandatory recall filing public this morning. Drivers may perceive a burning/melting odor or the illumination of Malfunction Indicator Light.
Chronology
- On 21 March 2025, the North America Safety Decision Authority (NASO) was notified by Hyundai Motor Corporation (HMC) of a potential issue involving the electric oil pump (EOP) from Korean supplier MNEX installed on a model year 2025 Palisade produced in Ulsan. NASO began gathering and reviewing market information to identify any reports of the condition occurring in vehicles sold in the U.S. and Canada.
- On 26 March 2025, NASO received updated information from HMC regarding their investigation into root cause. Based on a review of manufacturing records provided by the supplier, both HMC and MNEX identified a range of suspect EOP assemblies that may have been produced with equipment containing a damaged spring, adversely affecting the hermetic sealing of the housing containing the EOP controller. HMC and NASO continued their investigation into suspected vehicles potentially equipped with suspected EOP units during assembly.
- On 23 April 2025, NASO received updated affected vehicle production range from HMC, confirming involved vehicles located in the U.S. NASO continued its investigation.
- On 28 April 2025, based on HMC’s information and NASO investigation results, decided to conduct a safety recall of all affected model year 2025 Hyundai Palisade vehicles in the U.S. As of the date of this filing, Hyundai has not received any reports of incidents involving crashes, fires, or fatalities from affected vehicles in the U.S. or Canadian markets.
Owner notification letters are not expected to be mailed until 4 July 2025, according to the filing, which is oblivious to the U.S. Federal holiday when the Post Office is closed.
Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai’s number for this recall is 278. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 or go to www.nhtsa.gov about NHTSA recall 25V291 or 25V-291.
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Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Hyundai Fire Risk Recall on 2025 Palisade SUVs
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Hyundai Motor America is recalling ~600 Korean-made 2025 model Hyundai Palisade SUVs. An insufficient seal from Korean supplier MNEX on the controller for the electric oil pump may allow moisture to accumulate in the printed circuit board, which can cause an electrical short circuit and result in a fire. Owners are advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures until the recall remedy is completed.
“The tooling used for sealing the EOP controller housing during supplier manufacturing contained a damaged spring,” Hyundai told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which made this mandatory recall filing public this morning. Drivers may perceive a burning/melting odor or the illumination of Malfunction Indicator Light.
Chronology
Owner notification letters are not expected to be mailed until 4 July 2025, according to the filing, which is oblivious to the U.S. Federal holiday when the Post Office is closed.
Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai’s number for this recall is 278. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 or go to www.nhtsa.gov about NHTSA recall 25V291 or 25V-291.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.