Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / ACCENT / 1995

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001162709 Incident Date: Nov, 30 2001
Consumer's City: EDGEWOOD Consumer's State: KY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: ACCENT Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: KMHVF14N1SU Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 11 2001 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 10 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When changing battery, airbag light will come on and will not go off, consumer has taken vehicle to dealership to get airbag light turned off, also it is in manual that this will happen if changing batteries with key in ignition, contacted dealer, and dealer stated nothing wrong.*ak consumer stated the battery shorted out, therfore causing the airbags to become permanently disabled,the design is they become activated if a weak battery is changed, but not if the battery has shorted out, consumers wife crashed into a pole on new y ears day, and air bag failed to deploy.*slc