2021 Hyundai Accent

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

• 22V354000 2022-05-19

  Recall 22V354000

  Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Accent, 2021-2022 Elantra, and 2021-2022 Elantra HEV vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment.

  Recorded model years: 2021

• 22V311000 2022-05-06

  Recall 22V311000

  Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Accent vehicles. A bolt in the steering column may not be secured properly, which can cause the steering column to detach from the steering rack and result in a loss of steering control.

  Recorded model years: 2021

• 22V069000 2022-02-09

  Recall 22V069000

  Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Accent vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioner(s) may explode upon deployment.

  Recorded model years: 2021

Showing 3 of 4 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 25 records exist for the Hyundai Accent where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.

Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

• 11032523 2026-04-10

  DTN DL

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has identified the presence of substandard and dangerous driver’s-side airbag inflators manufactured by Jilin Province Detiannuo Automobile Safety System Co., Ltd. (DTN). These inflators were not supplied, approved, or authorized by the vehicle manufacturers and have primarily been found in vehicles that previously experienced a crash and underwent airbag replacement using non-genuine parts.…

  Recorded model years: 2021

• 11032522 2026-04-10

  DTN DCS

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued an urgent safety advisory regarding dangerous, counterfeit driver‑side airbag inflators manufactured by Jilin Province Detiannuo Automobile Safety System Co., Ltd. (DTN), that have been identified in U.S. vehicles following prior crashes, theft, or non‑certified airbag replacements. These inflators are not approved for use, may rupture during deployment, and have caused serious…

  Recorded model years: 2021

• 11026704 2025-12-19

  P33 OL

  In response to this trend, we engineered a software upgrade that addresses the social media theft method and made it available to owners of eligible models free of charge at authorized Hyundai dealers since early 2023. In addition to the anti-theft software, we’ve developed a new zinc-reinforced ignition cylinder protector hardware upgrade that can be installed at the ignition cylinder…

  Recorded model years: 2021

Showing 3 of 49 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 306 records exist for the Hyundai Accent where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

• RQ22003 2022-08-08

  Seat Belt Pretensioners May Rupture

  Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

  Recorded model years: 2021

A further 8 records exist for the Hyundai Accent where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

No matching records were found in the currently integrated dataset. This does not mean none exist for this vehicle — always check the official source using the VIN.

See all model years Go to the Hyundai Accent page

A further 21 records exist for the Hyundai Accent where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

16 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

• reports mentioning a fire 1
• reported injuries 1

Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.

By system

• Tires & wheels8 (36.4%)
• Seat belts6 (27.3%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2016–2022.
• Engine4 (18.2%)
• Electrical system2 (9.1%)Official recall records for this system: 8, covering model years 1995–2011.
• Brakes1 (4.5%)Official recall records for this system: 6, covering model years 2012–2021.
• Steering1 (4.5%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2021–2022.

A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.

A further 2,024 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.