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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2000 Hyundai Accent Recalls

The 2000 Hyundai Accent has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 25, 2002.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Hyundai Accent. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
92

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
16

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2000 Hyundai Accent, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

4 recalls on the 2000 Hyundai Accent

Structure: frame and members

Campaign
02V167000
Reported
June 25, 2002
Vehicles affected
up to 67,565
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 201, occupant protection in interior impact
Same campaign
also 2001–2002 Accent

02V167000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Vehicle speed control

Campaign
01V346000
Reported
November 6, 2001
Vehicles affected
up to 49,371
Same campaign
also 2001 Accent

01V346000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages

Campaign
00V096001
Reported
July 7, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 400
Same campaign
only the 2000 Hyundai Accent

00V096001: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages

Campaign
00V096000
Reported
March 28, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 16,264
Same campaign
only the 2000 Hyundai Accent

00V096000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2000 Hyundai Accent complaints by year

NHTSA has received 92 owner complaints about the 2000 Hyundai Accent, the newest on December 1, 2016. Of these, 16 describe a crash (17%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.

In complaints about the 2000 Hyundai Accent, the component group named most often is the power train (30%), followed by the air bags (12%) and the engine and engine cooling (12%).

None of the 2000 Hyundai Accent's 4 recalls concerns the power train.

Where 2000 Hyundai Accent owners gave the mileage (39 complaints), the median was 61,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train28
  • Air Bags11
  • Engine And Engine Cooling11
  • Visibility11
  • Electrical System8
  • Vehicle Speed Control8

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2000 Hyundai Accent received by NHTSA, by calendar year
200014
200116
200217
200316
20045
20058
20063
20072
20083
20092
20101
20113
20131
20161

Complaints about the 2000 Hyundai Accent peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 17. 68% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 Hyundai Accent drew 1.8× the complaints of the median Hyundai Accent year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 19 ranked years.

Hyundai Accent years to avoid →

The 92 complaints about the 2000 Hyundai Accent are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Hyundai Accent by model year

Other 2000 Hyundai models

Newest record on this page: December 1, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted