NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Hyundai Accent Recalls
The 2002 Hyundai Accent has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on June 25, 2002.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Hyundai Accent. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 134
- Crashes reported
- 26
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Hyundai Accent, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2002 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 2000–2001 Accent
2002 Hyundai Accent complaints by year
NHTSA has received 134 owner complaints about the 2002 Hyundai Accent, the newest on August 11, 2024. Of these, 26 describe a crash (19%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 29 injuries and 5 deaths.
In complaints about the 2002 Hyundai Accent, the component group named most often is the power train (18%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (13%) and the air bags (11%).
The 2002 Hyundai Accent's only recall does not concern the power train.
Where 2002 Hyundai Accent owners gave the mileage (76 complaints), the median was 43,400 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train24
- Fuel System, Gasoline17
- Air Bags15
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic13
- Engine And Engine Cooling12
- Vehicle Speed Control12
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 25 | |
| 2003 | 20 | |
| 2004 | 25 | |
| 2005 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Hyundai Accent peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 25. 57% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2002 vehicles, the 2002 Hyundai Accent drew 2.5× the complaints of the median Hyundai Accent year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 19 ranked years.
That makes 2002 one of the Hyundai Accent years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 3/5
The 134 complaints about the 2002 Hyundai Accent are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Accent by model year
Other 2002 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: August 11, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted