1996 Hyundai Accent defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1996 Hyundai Accent. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM
  Preliminary Evaluation PE02055 · opened Jul 2, 2002 · closed Dec 20, 2002 · led to recall 02V341000

  On december 18th, 2002 hyundai america technical center, inc. (hyundai) submitted a defect information report regarding approximately 47,000 1995 and 1996 hyundai accent vehicles registered in salt belt states.according to hyundai, these vehicles were manufactured with front suspension lower control arms with an interi…

• PASSENGER AIR BAG RELATED
  Engineering Analysis EA00001 · opened Jan 5, 2000 · closed Mar 9, 2001

  There is no summary currently available

• PASSENGER AIR BAG RELATED FATALITIES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE99046 · opened Jul 7, 1999 · closed Jan 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.t…