NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Hyundai Accent Recalls
The 2020 Hyundai Accent has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 19, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Hyundai Accent. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 12
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 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 2020 Hyundai Accent
Seat belts: front
- Campaign
- 22V354000
- Reported
- May 19, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 230,233
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 Accent, 1 other model
Seat belts: front
- Campaign
- 22V218000
- Reported
- April 1, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,240
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Seat belts: front
- Campaign
- 22V069000
- Reported
- February 9, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 354
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Accent
Latches/locks/linkages: trunk lid: latch
- Campaign
- 21V619000
- Reported
- August 6, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 348,158
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 401, interior trunk release
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2019 Accent, 3 other models
2020 Hyundai Accent complaints by year
NHTSA has received 12 owner complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Accent, the newest on August 17, 2025. Of these, 2 describe a crash (17%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Accent, the component group named most often is the engine (33%), followed by the air bags (17%) and the fuel/propulsion system (17%).
None of the 2020 Hyundai Accent's 4 recalls concerns the engine.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine4
- Air Bags2
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
- Structure2
- Vehicle Speed Control2
- Electrical System1
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Accent peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 3. 58% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 12 complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Accent are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Accent by model year
Other 2020 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: August 17, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted