Factory build sheet
2021 Hyundai Palisade Limited
Build KM8R54HE-M · 3.8L · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read KM8R54HE and position 10 reads M. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Palisade whose VIN starts KM8R54HE and carries M in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 4,426 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 4,426 known VINs
- 119 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Hyundai with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 3.8 L
- Engine model
- GDI LAMBDA II
- Engine manufacturer
- HMC
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 8
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 5
- Seats
- 7
- Seat rows
- 3
- Manufacturer
- HYUNDAI MOTOR CO
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1D
- GVWR
- 5,001–6,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
Driver assistance, as built
- Forward collision warning Standard
- Lane departure warning Standard
- Lane keeping assistance Standard
- Adaptive cruise control Standard
- Blind spot warning Standard
Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$24,268 median asking price · 186 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $17,900 Top 2% of listings $31,189
The same build, other model years
Hyundai used the VIN pattern KM8R54HE for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | KM8 | HYUNDAI MOTOR CO · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | R54HE | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | M | Model year — 2021 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2021 Hyundai Palisade as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
6 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2021 Palisade. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
4,426 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to KM8R54HE-M shares the specification above.
- 4,426 Known VINs
- 119 Listed for sale now
- 186 Priced listings
- $24,268 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 3 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Palisade, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2021 Limited 3.8L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 6,904 vehicles · $25,407 median
- 2021 Calligraphy 3.8L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 3,165 vehicles · $26,689 median
- 2021 Calligraphy 3.8L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 8,392 vehicles · $26,798 median
- 2022 SE 3.8L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 1,342 vehicles · $22,266 median
- 2022 SEL W/Convenience PKG 3.8L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,086 vehicles · $23,990 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 186 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 4,426 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.