Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Hyundai Accent has 23 NHTSA airbags complaints and 0 airbags-related recalls.
23
Complaints
0
Recalls
5
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2025 | AIR BAGS | The passenger seat airbag seat sensor does not work properly. The sensor wiring gets loose making th... |
| Dec 30, 2023 | AIR BAGS | The airbag SRS light started to blink on and off and now stays on full time. I took the car to the d... |
| Jul 2, 2023 | AIR BAGS,SEATS | The car facing Air bag light ON few days ago. Mechanical Shop inspect the car the scan shows code B1... |
| Aug 24, 2022 | AIR BAGS | The airbag light in my vehicle has been randomly turning on and off sporadically, several times a mo... |
| Jul 6, 2022 | AIR BAGS,SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The air bag warning light comes on frequently while I am driving and the passenger side air bag does... |
| Jun 7, 2021 | AIR BAGS | Since I’ve had this car, there has been an issue with the airbag light appearing on the dash and the... |
| Jul 7, 2020 | AIR BAGS | FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS THE AIR BAG SENSOR KEEPS COMING ON. MOST RECENT IS THE LAST FEW DAYS. IT'S ... |
| Jun 5, 2020 | AIR BAGS | FRIDAY JUNE 5,2020 I FAINTED BEHIND THE WHEEL AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER DRIVER AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT D... |
| Mar 15, 2020 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON 3 DAYS AGO AND HASN'T TURNED BACK OFF. TODAY I TESTED MY SEATBELTS AND THEY ... |
| Dec 1, 2019 | AIR BAGS | THE AIRBAG LIGHT FOR PASSENGER SIDE IS ON AND WON'T GO OUT.THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ... |
| Nov 10, 2019 | AIR BAGS | ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, 2019 THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE IN THE PASS... |
| Jul 15, 2019 | AIR BAGS | THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CLUSTER.IT APPEARS AND DISAPEAR.SOMETIMES IT REMAINS STEADY. |
| Jul 13, 2019 | AIR BAGS | AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND STAYING ON FOR DAYS AT A TIME AND DISAPPEARS FOR A FEW WEEKS OR ... |
| Jun 21, 2019 | AIR BAGS,SEATS | PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR MALFUNCTION. STARTED ON 21 JUNE 2019, I STARTED MY CAR AND NOTICED THE ... |
| Mar 1, 2019 | AIR BAGS | PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS RANDOMLY TURNS ON AND OFF READING THAT THERE IS NO PAS... |
| Jan 7, 2019 | AIR BAGS | THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. |
| Jan 2, 2019 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND PASSENGER CAN GET IN AND NOT BUCKLE AND LIGHT AND SOUND NEVER APPEAR W... |
| Apr 9, 2018 | AIR BAGS | Dashboard light for passenger side airbag goes on/off randomly. Took to Coastal Hyundai 4/8/18 they ... |
| Dec 13, 2017 | AIR BAGS | THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON, DECEMBER 13, 2017 AS I WAS DRIVING. |
| May 12, 2017 | AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE | I WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISON, 45 MPH, MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.. I WAS MOVING ON A HWY. |