1995 Hyundai Accent airbags problems

32 complaints (23% of all complaints for this car). 24 crashes reported.

owner complaints: 32
of this car's complaints: 23%
crashes: 24
recalls: 0

Which part fails

Frontal
24
Side/window
1
On-off switch assembly
1
Frontal: sensor/control module
1

At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

0k-25k

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200k+

Hyundai Accent airbags problems in other years

Specific symptoms reported on the 1995 Hyundai Accent airbags

Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.

No deployment 15

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

Related investigations

Passenger air bag relatedOpened January 5, 2000, closed March 9, 2001

There is no summary currently available

EA00001

Passenger air bag related fatalitiesOpened July 7, 1999, closed January 5, 2000

Odi is aware of seven fatalities of children (excluding children in rear facing child safety seats)that were caused by the deployment of the front passenger air bags in minor or moderate severity crashes involving model year 1995 through 1997 hyundai accent vehicles.two of the seven fatalities occurred in puerto rico.this preliminary evaluation has been upgraded to an engineering analysis forfurther investigation.

PE99046

Air bag exhaust fireOpened April 4, 1997, closed August 26, 1997

There is no summary currently available

PE97014

What 1995 Hyundai Accent owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Feb 12, 2004 · Airbags · VA

Request letter of approval to have air bag light disabled and removed. (nar) *ph

Filed Dec 10, 2003 · Airbags · NY

Air bag light flashed on and off intermittently. Consumer took vehicle to the dealer for analysis. The mechanic noticed that the clockspring and module needed to be replaced.

Filed Sep 6, 2002 · Airbags · AZ · crash

Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 35mph. Upon impact air bags did not deploy. Please provide further information.

Filed Dec 12, 2001 · Airbags, Electrical · KY · 1 injury

When changing battery, airbag light will come on and will not go off, consumer has taken vehicle to dealership to get airbag light turned off, also it is in manual that this will happen if changing batteries with key in ignition, contacted dealer, and dealer stated nothing wrong.*ak consumer stated the battery shorted out, therfore causing the airbags to become permanently disabled,the design is they become activated if a weak battery is changed, but not if the battery has shorted out, consumers wife crashed into a pole on new y ears day, and air bag failed to deploy.

Filed Feb 28, 2001 · Airbags · MD · crash · 1 injury

Consumer was involved in a head-on collision traveling at 50 MPH in which neither driver's side nor passenger's side air bags deployed, causing injuries to driver's side occupant.vehicle was totaled. Please provide any further details.

Filed Dec 27, 2000 · Airbags · NJ · crash

Driver & passenger side airbags deployed with minor impact - 15mph.

Filed Sep 18, 2000 · Airbags, Suspension · MA · 1 injury

Before recall 98v245000, consumer was beginning to accelerate when vehicle hit a curb possibly related to the spring coil collapsing damaging the tire and causing airbags to deploy, violent deployment of the airbags damaged windshield and blew sunroof completely off, consumer sustained injuries to the face.

Filed Jul 31, 2000 · Airbags · ID · crash · 1 injury

No summary listed for above vehicle.

Filed Apr 12, 2000 · Airbags · IL · crash

Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 30-35 MPH. Upon impact, both air bags failed to deploy. Dealer notified.

Filed Oct 25, 1999 · Airbags · MD · crash

When traveling at 45 MPH consumer was involved in a head-on collision. Upon impact, neither driver's side nor passenger's side air bags deployed. Consumer has yet to contact the dealer. Please provide any further details.

Questions about the 1995 Hyundai Accent airbags

Does the 1995 Hyundai Accent have airbags problems?

Owners have filed 32 complaints about the airbags of the 1995 Hyundai Accent, 23% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 1995 Hyundai Accent airbags problems start?

Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.

Was there a recall on the 1995 Hyundai Accent airbags?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the Hyundai Accent have bad airbags?

The Hyundai Accent model years with the most airbags complaints are 2007 (42 complaints), 2008 (34 complaints) and 1995 (32 complaints).