NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Hyundai Accent Recalls
The 2001 Hyundai Accent has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 25, 2002.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Hyundai Accent. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 112
- Crashes reported
- 25
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
side crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Hyundai Accent, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2001 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 2000, 2002 Accent
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 01V346000
- Reported
- November 6, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 49,371
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Accent
2001 Hyundai Accent complaints by year
NHTSA has received 112 owner complaints about the 2001 Hyundai Accent, the newest on August 1, 2021. Of these, 25 describe a crash (22%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 20 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Hyundai Accent, the component group named most often is the air bags (19%), followed by the power train (19%) and the suspension (14%).
None of the 2001 Hyundai Accent's 2 recalls concerns the air bags.
Where 2001 Hyundai Accent owners gave the mileage (39 complaints), the median was 52,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags21
- Power Train21
- Suspension16
- Structure12
- Vehicle Speed Control12
- Engine And Engine Cooling11
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 20 | |
| 2002 | 32 | |
| 2003 | 19 | |
| 2004 | 14 | |
| 2005 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Hyundai Accent peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 32. 77% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Hyundai Accent drew 2.8× the complaints of the median Hyundai Accent year in the same window: 1st highest of the 19 ranked years.
That makes 2001 one of the Hyundai Accent years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Side: 3/5
The 112 complaints about the 2001 Hyundai Accent are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Accent by model year
Other 2001 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: August 1, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted