NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Hyundai Accent Recalls
The 2009 Hyundai Accent has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 8, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 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
- 101
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 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 2009 Hyundai Accent
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 15V566000
- Reported
- September 8, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 99,500
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011 Accent
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 13V113000
- Reported
- April 1, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,712,336
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008 Accent, 11 other models
2009 Hyundai Accent complaints by year
NHTSA has received 101 owner complaints about the 2009 Hyundai Accent, the newest on October 10, 2025. Of these, 9 describe a crash (9%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Hyundai Accent, the component group named most often is the air bags (27%), followed by the visibility/wiper (13%) and the service brakes (12%).
None of the 2009 Hyundai Accent's 2 recalls concerns the air bags.
Where 2009 Hyundai Accent owners gave the mileage (86 complaints), the median was 71,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags27
- Visibility/Wiper13
- Service Brakes12
- Exterior Lighting11
- Electrical System9
- Power Train9
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 21 | |
| 2014 | 15 | |
| 2015 | 14 | |
| 2016 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Hyundai Accent peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 21. 16% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Hyundai Accent drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Hyundai Accent year in the same window: 8th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 101 complaints about the 2009 Hyundai Accent are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Accent by model year
Other 2009 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: October 10, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted