1997 Hyundai Accent defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1997 Hyundai Accent. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• FUEL TANK CRACKING
  Recall Query RQ00017 · opened Sep 16, 2000 · closed Oct 20, 2000 · led to recall 00V095002

  There is no summary currently available

• PASSENGER AIR BAG RELATED
  Engineering Analysis EA00001 · opened Jan 5, 2000 · closed Mar 9, 2001

  There is no summary currently available

• PASSENGER AIR BAG RELATED FATALITIES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE99046 · opened Jul 7, 1999 · closed Jan 5, 2000

  Odi is aware of seven fatalities of children (excluding children in rear facing child safety seats)that were caused by the deployment of the front passenger air bags in minor or moderate severity crashes involving model year 1995 through 1997 hyundai accent vehicles.two of the seven fatalities occurred in puerto rico.t…