Hyundai could should broaden a pre-existing recall for Palisade fashions in america with windshield wipers that would fail.

The preliminary recall was introduced in August and got here after investigations revealed the windshield wipers could perform intermittently or cease functioning fully when impeded by the buildup of snow and/or ice on the backside of the windshield. The recall impacted 126,081 Palisade fashions from the 2020 and 2021 mannequin years.

Nonetheless, the Workplace of Defects Investigation (ODI) throughout the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration (NHTSA) has revealed that it has since obtained complaints alleging windshield wiper failures whereas driving throughout wintry situations in two MY2022 fashions, and one MY2023 mannequin that had been excluded within the preliminary recall.

Hyundai’s recall found that the interior gear of the windshield wiper motor may develop into broken when subjected to exterior forces of obstruction throughout operation. Hyundai says that almost all of the motors it inspected had stripped gear tooth which triggered the issue and famous that the wiper motors had a circuit breaker and a snow clutch to forestall extreme injury.

Following the ODI investigation, the South Korean automotive producer could have to increase the recall to incorporate 2022 and 2023 fashions as properly.

This isn’t the one difficulty that has affected the Hyundai Palisade in latest months. In August, the SUV was caught up in a separate recall alongside the Kia Telluride due to international supplies that would contaminate the tow hitch harness module’s printed circuit board, together with the chance of {an electrical} brief circuit and a hearth.