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2003 Hyundai Accent air bags problems

17 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2003 Hyundai Accent, which is 38% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
17 38% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
13 and 0
Injuries and deaths
15 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 13 crashes, 15 injuries.

What owners wrote

Was involved in a head-on collision in my 2003 hyundai accent. A truck pulled out into the interstate and my vehicle hit him at approximately 65 MPH the airbags did not deploy. *nlm

May 2003 CrashInjury

While driving, stopping at a stop sign, and when pulling out another vehicle speeding hit consumer's vehicle. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. Consumer sustained injuries. The vehicle was hit on the left front corner.

Reported at 20,300 miles, November 2004 CrashInjury

Air bags problems in other years

Air bags problems across all Hyundai models