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2002 Hyundai Accent air bags problems

15 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2002 Hyundai Accent, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
15 9% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
14 and 0
Injuries and deaths
19 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 14 crashes, 19 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was driving 45 MPH, drifted slightly on a curve, corrected left went right instead on a sandy decline braked and flipped twice. Neither of the two airbags went off. The car is total loss.

Reported at 43,400 miles, February 2005 CrashInjury

After rear ending another vehicle at 30 MPH front air bags did not deploy. Consumer suffered minor injuries. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

Reported at 61,000 miles, April 2004 CrashInjury

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