Best Roof Racks for 2020–2025 Hyundai Palisade: 6 Crossbar Picks for Its Flush Side Rails

The Thule Evo Flush Rail system with fit kit 6008 is the best overall pick. It has published fit data, a 165 lb rating and a limited lifetime warranty, and it is worth the money if the bars stay on for years. The ERKUL Heavy Duty set is the best value: aluminum bars with solid metal mounts, anti-theft locks and a 220 lb printed rating, listed for the 2020–2025 Palisade with flush rails. OMAC's flush-rail bars are the budget lockable choice with a 165 lb printed rating. Whichever you buy, the lower of the rack's rating and the 220 lb roof rails figure on Hyundai's spec sheets decides how much goes up there. The Thule Amazon title lists 2020–2023, so confirm 2024 and 2025 with the seller.

The Amazon listings we checked name the SE, SEL, XRT, Limited and Calligraphy with factory side rails, and the rack makers treat those as flush rails: the rail is attached to the roof along its whole length with no gap underneath. Thule's fit guide pairs the 2020–2025 Palisade with its Evo Flush Rail foot and fit kit 6008, and etrailer's Palisade list has flush-rail and naked-roof systems but no raised-rail towers. Some Amazon sellers just say "side rails," which is the same thing. If you can't slide your fingers under the rail, buy flush-rail bars. Hyundai's 2024 specification sheet also lists a Calligraphy Night Edition, which no listing we found names, so check the rail on that one yourself.

Don't assume so. The 2026 Palisade is a new generation (Hyundai unveiled it in December 2024), with a different body and roof. Every pick on this page is listed for the first generation, 2020–2025. Some sellers now print separate 2026 listings, which is a sign the fit changed. Buy the listing that names your model year, and check the rail shape before you order.

It is a listing habit, not a separate US model. Wikipedia says Hyundai has built the Palisade since late 2018, and it lists the model years as starting with 2020. A bar sold for 2019–2025 covers the same 2020–2025 Palisades as one sold for 2020–2025. What matters more is the rail type in the title (flush or side rails) and whether the trims you drive are listed.

Two limits apply and the lower one wins. The rack's rating is printed by the maker: Thule rates its Evo Flush Rail system at 165 lb, while several Amazon bars print 220–300 lb. For the vehicle, Hyundai's 2020, 2023 and 2024 Palisade specification sheets print a roof rails load capacity of 220 lb. The sheets do not say whether that figure is for driving only, and we did not read the sheets for 2021, 2022 or 2025, so check your owner's manual. Count the bars, the carrier and the cargo toward the total. A 300 lb bar rating does not raise the roof figure.

Usually not with the bars closed over it, but check before you drive with the glass open. Flush-rail feet put the bar a few inches above the roof, and a tall cargo box or a bike fork mount can sit close to the front edge of the sunroof opening. Slide the front bar back if the rails allow it, keep carrier bases away from the glass, and open the sunroof once with the rack loaded, parked, to see what moves.

In an etrailer answer about fitting a Thule Motion XT box, the expert gives the Palisade's crossbar spread as 32 in with its crossbars. The Motion XT needs 23-5/8 to 36-7/8 in, so it fits. Clamp-on bars that slide along the rail let you set your own spread. Check your carrier's minimum and maximum spread before buying bars or a box.

For bikes, skis and a mid-size cargo box, many owners run them. They clamp to the same rails and usually include locks. What you give up is proof: brands like Thule publish a load rating, a lifetime warranty and a fit kit for your exact roof, while generic listings often print high ratings without saying how they were measured. Check the ends of the bars and the clamps again after the first week of driving.

Some wind noise is normal with any crossbar. Aero-shaped bars with a rubber strip in the top channel, like the Thule WingBar Evo, are quieter than square or round bars, and etrailer reviewers describe the WingBar Evo on the Palisade as pretty quiet. Whistling usually comes from an open channel, a strip that has crept out of place, or bars mounted with their front edge tilted. Pull the bars off when you don't need them for weeks.

Only after you check two numbers: the rack's rating and Hyundai's roof rails load capacity, which is 220 lb on the 2020, 2023 and 2024 specification sheets. Those sheets do not say whether 220 lb is a driving-only figure, so we could not confirm a separate parked limit; check the owner's manual. Thule rates its flush-rail system here at 165 lb, which is below the weight of most hard-shell tents plus people. Crossbars and a mid-size box are the realistic load for this roof. If a tent is the plan, talk to the tent maker about their required dynamic and static ratings first.

If your dealer offers genuine Hyundai cross rails, they are made for the factory rails. We could not find a Palisade OEM crossbar listing on Amazon that names the vehicle and years, so it is not a pick here. If you go that route, ask for the load rating and whether the bars lock, and compare that against the Thule system's 165 lb rating and lifetime warranty.