1996 Hyundai Accent air bags problems
22 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1996 Hyundai Accent, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 22 16% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 15 crashes, 2 fires, 13 injuries.
What owners wrote
Violent deployment driver's air bag , caused driver to crash into curve and then a tree. The hat gases eminating from the air bag burned driver's arms and front of her blouse. Also the window on the driver's side broke; and the windshield on the passenger's side also cracked.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Hyundai Accent
- Suspension 27 complaints
- Transmission 21 complaints