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2015 Hyundai Accent recalls, complaints and safety ratings

There are 2 US recalls for the 2015 Hyundai Accent, including 1 urgent (do not drive or park outside), and 3 in Canada. Owners filed 70 complaints with NHTSA, most often about air bags. Its best NHTSA overall crash rating is 4 stars.

2US recalls
1urgent recalls
70owner complaints
4★overall crash rating

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US recalls (2)

Park outside

Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, control unit/module

2023-09-22 · campaign 23V651000 · 1,649,478 vehicles

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2015 Elantra, Genesis Coupe, Sonata Hybrid, 2012-2015 Accent, Azera, Veloster, 2013-2015 Elantra Coupe, Santa Fe, 2014-2015 Equus, 2010-2012 Veracruz, 2010-2013 Tucson, 2015 Tucson Fuel Cell, and 2013 Santa Fe Sport vehicles. The Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) module may leak brake fluid internally and cause an electrical short, which can result in an engine compartment fire while parked or driving.

Risk and remedy

Risk: An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy: Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the ABS fuse, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 2024 through October 11, 2024. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 251.

Air bags: frontal

2015-04-13 · campaign 15V218000 · 2,580 vehicles

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2015 Accent vehicles manufactured September 15, 2014, to February 10, 2015. In very cold temperatures, the occupant detection system (ODS) may not be able to determine if a child restraint seat is in the front passenger seat.

Risk and remedy

Risk: If the ODS fails to detect that the seat is occupied by a child restraint seat, the front air bag will not be deactivated and, in the event of a crash necessitating front air bag deployment, the air bag deployment could cause increased risk of injury to the occupant in the child restraint seat.

Remedy: Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will correct ODS software, free of charge. The recall began on June 4, 2015. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-671-3059. Hyundai's number for this recall is 129.

Canadian recalls (3)

Show 3 Canadian recalls

Brakes

2024-02-08 · campaign 2024-080

Issue: On certain vehicles, brake fluid could leak into the control module for the antilock brake system (ABS) and cause it to short circuit. Note: This recall replaces recall R0246 (Transport Canada recall number 2023-527). For the Sonata model, only the Sonata Hybrid model is affected by this recall. Safety Risk: A short circuit could create a fire risk, even while the vehicle is parked and turned off. Corrective Actions: Hyundai will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to replace the fuse for the ABS module. Hyundai recommends that you should park your vehicle outdoors and away from other vehicles or structures until the recall repairs have been completed.

Brakes

2023-09-22 · campaign 2023-527

This recall was replaced by Transport Canada Recall No. 2024-080. Issue: On certain vehicles, brake fluid could leak into the control module for the antilock brake system (ABS) and cause it to short circuit. Safety Risk: A short circuit could create a fire risk, even while the vehicle is parked and turned off. Corrective Actions: Hyundai will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to replace the fuse for the ABS module. Hyundai recommends that you should park your vehicle outdoors and away from other vehicles or structures until the recall repairs have been completed.

Airbag

2015-04-21 · campaign 2015-169 · 194 vehicles

On certain vehicles, The Occupant Detection System may have been incorrectly programmed. In cold ambient temperatures, the system may fail to deactivate the front passenger airbag when an child restraint seat occupies the front passenger seat and also illuminate the airbag warning lamp in the instrument cluster. This could result in injury. Correction: Dealers will reprogram the SRS Occupant Detection System.

Owner complaints (70)

Owners filed 70 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Hyundai Accent (7 crashes, 11 fires, 10 injuries reported). Among 30 model years of this model, it ranks #14 for the most complaints (median 68).

Most-reported problemComplaints
Air bags26
Engine20
Electrical system10
Unknown or other9
Service brakes, hydraulic7
Power train5
Electronic stability control (esc)5
Structure5

Crash test ratings

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2015 Hyundai Accent.

VersionOverallFrontalSideRollover
2015 Hyundai Accent 4 DR FWD4★4★4★4★

Fuel economy

EPA ratings for each 2015 Hyundai Accent version.

VersionCity MPGHighway MPGCombinedYearly fuel cost
Accent 1.6 L Automatic (S6)263630$2,250
Accent 1.6 L Manual 6-spd273731$2,150
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Sources: NHTSA recalls, complaints and 5-Star Safety Ratings, US EPA fuel economy and Transport Canada's Vehicle Recalls Database (contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada). Recalls updated 2026-10-30.