20 complaints reported

1996 Hyundai Accent Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
20
Crashes
14
Fires
2
Injuries
11

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Nov 2003 Crash Injury

WAS IN A CAR CRASH WHERE THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE STRUCK THE DRIVERS SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. WAS TRAVLING AT APROXIMATELY 35MPH. NO AIRBAG DEPLOY. FILED A CLAIM WITH HYUNDAI AND WAS TOLD THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY. THEN SOLD THE CAR TO A FRIEND OF MINE. SHE THEN REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND APROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS AGO, SHE WAS T-BONED IN THE SAME VEHICLE. THE JAWS OF LIFE WERE NEEDED TO GET HER OUT OF THE VEHICLE. NO AIRBAG DEPLOY. *LA

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Dec 2002
Feb 2003 Crash Fire Injury

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, WHICH RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURIES.*JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Oct 2002
Nov 2002

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON TWICE DUE TO THE MODULE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER SHOULD FIX THE SECOND FAILURE WITH OUT CHARGE. *YH

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Aug 2001

DURING FRONTAL COLLISION AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NLM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Aug 2001 Crash Injury

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND A TRACTOR WAS CHANGING LANES, AND HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ROOM. TRACTOR RAN INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF.*AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, MANUFACTURER SENT CONSUMER A LETTER STATING THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS NOT AT FAULT. *SLC

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 2001
Mar 2001 Crash Injury

WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT CONSUMER WAS REARENDED AND PUSHED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIRBAGS EXPLODED. CONSUMER WAS BURNED BY CHEMICALS IN AIRBAGS. *AK *SLC

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 2000
Jan 2001

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, THEN PARKED VEHICLE. LATER, TRIED TO DRIVE AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A WARNING.*AK CUSTOMER SAYS THE INSPECTOR AND THE DEALER DENIED HIM THE WARRANTY FOR THE AIR BAG THAT WAS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT RESION. THE DEALER AND THE INSPECTOR SUSPECT THERE MUST HAVE BEEN FRONT IMPACT THAT CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. *YH

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Sep 2000
Mar 2000 Crash

WHILE PARKED VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE FRONT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WICH CAUSED THE FRONT END TO FALL OFF. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 25MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Jul 1999

CONSUMER DROVE OVER NORMAL STEEL PLATE HAT WAS LEFT IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT A COLLISION. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Feb 1999 Crash

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Dec 1998

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Apr 1997
Nov 1998 Crash

WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH THE VEHICLE HITA DEER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, NO INJURIES. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Nov 1998
Sep 1998 Crash Injury

VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON AT 30 MPH BY A TRUCK AND NEITHER DRIVER'S NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AFTER BEING HIT, THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND HIT A TREE AND STILL NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Sep 1998
Sep 1998 Injury

UPON HITTING APOTHOLE, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BREAKING PASSENGER'S RIGHT HAND, AS WELL AS HITTING DRIVER ON LEFT ARM AND BURNIN GHIS SHIRT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 1998
Sep 1998 Crash Injury

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OWNER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL ACCIDENT IN WHICH DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. OWNER HAS NUMEROUS INJURIES DUE TO THE FACT OF AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING.CAUSE OF PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN.OWNER FURTHER NOTES OF BOTH AIRBAG SENSORS BEING CRUSHED IN ACCIDENT. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Aug 1998 Crash Injury

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 55MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: May 1998
Dec 1997 Crash Fire Injury

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT DRIVER'S AIR BAG , CAUSED DRIVER TO CRASH INTO CURVE AND THEN A TREE. THE HAT GASES EMINATING FROM THE AIR BAG BURNED DRIVER'S ARMS AND FRONT OF HER BLOUSE. ALSO THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE; AND THE WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ALSO CRACKED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Apr 1997
Sep 1997 Crash

AUTOMOBILE STALLED OUT, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE RECEIVED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Sep 1997
Jan 1997 Crash Injury

DRIVING VEHICLE, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN RED LIGHT, HIT VEHICLE HEAD ON, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER WENT INTO WINDSHIELD. SEAT BELT HELD.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 1997
Sep 1996 Crash Injury

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT ABOUT 45 MPH. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: May 1996

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Quick Summary

The 1996 Hyundai Accent has 20 Air Bags complaints on file. 14 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.