Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Hyundai Accent has 16 NHTSA airbags complaints and 0 airbags-related recalls.
16
Complaints
0
Recalls
10
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2020 | AIR BAGS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THE RED AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON, AND THE PASSENGER SENSOR IS ALWAYS OFF EVEN WHEN THERE IS A PASS... |
| Nov 1, 2019 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG WARNING IND... |
| Apr 9, 2019 | AIR BAGS | CAR INVOLVED IN A HIGH SPEED (65MPH) ON THE INTERSTATE. HIT BY 18 WHEELER AND A GUARD RAIL HEADON. A... |
| Jan 2, 2019 | AIR BAGS | MY 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT JUST PASSED 100,000 MILES AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE HAD ... |
| Aug 31, 2018 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, WHEN A DEER RA... |
| Apr 28, 2016 | AIR BAGS | MY SON IN LAW, DAUGHTER, SON, & GRANDSON WERE DRIVING IN THE RAIN & THE CAR HYDROPLANED CAUSING THE ... |
| Feb 3, 2016 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE STOPPED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY A... |
| Sep 1, 2015 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 M... |
| Jul 17, 2015 | AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS TRAVELLING EAST BOUND ON MEMPHIS AVENUE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH APPROACHING TIEDEMAN ROAD IN B... |
| Feb 17, 2015 | AIR BAGS | I SLID OF THE ROAD DURING A RAIN STORM AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE LIGHT POLE.THE CAR WAS TOTALED AN... |
| Jul 31, 2013 | AIR BAGS | I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A VEHICLE WHERE I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. MY COMPLAINT IS... |
| May 3, 2013 | AIR BAGS | I HIT AN ELK AT ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR. FRONT END OF CAR TOTALED. BUMPER, HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS... |
| Mar 24, 2013 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THIS IS THE SECOND CAR AND THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. |
| May 14, 2012 | AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE | THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED A FORD ESCAPE AT UNDER 20 MPH. THE HYUNDAI SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE FRONT END AND... |
| Apr 20, 2012 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE | TAKATA RECALL. MY WIFE WAS SIDESWIPED BY A HIT AND RUN DRIVER AND RAN OFF THE ROAD ONTO A ROUGH VACA... |
| Oct 20, 2011 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ... |