1997 Hyundai Accent: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1997 Hyundai Accent. The newest campaign is 98V245000. NHTSA received the report on 6 Oct 1998. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Springs / Coil Springs. NHTSA has 55 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 98V245000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will install a spring guide to prevent a broken coil spring from contacting and damaging a tire.

NHTSA VIN lookup

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 139,932 units in total.

98V245000Received 6 Oct 1998. 64,967 units.
Suspension / Front / Springs / Coil Springs
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles originally sold or currently registered in the following "salt belt" states: connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, and wisconsin. During winter months, the road salt used to de-ice roads can result in corrosion that causes pits to form on the lower coil of the front springs allowing cracks to develop. This can result in breakage of the lower spring coil.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the front coil spring breaks, it can become displaced from its seated position, and can contact a tire. Tire damage can result.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a spring guide to prevent a broken coil spring from contacting and damaging a tire.
Report filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 25 Nov 1998.
97V026000Received 26 Feb 1997. 74,965 units.
Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Motor
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The windshield wiper motor circuit breaker electrical contacts were contaminated during assembly.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This contamination interferes with the electrical circuit continuity and prevents the windshield wiper motor from operating. Inoperative windshield wipers can contribute to reduced visibility during inclement weather increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will remove the contaminants from the windshield wiper motor circuit breaker contacts.
Report filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 28 Apr 1997.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

55 complaints, 82 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

1997 Hyundai Accent
All 1997 vehicles

1997 Hyundai Accent: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	1997 Accent	All 1997 vehicles	Accent, all years	Mentions
Engine and Engine Cooling	207.3	128.6	40.8	17
Power Train	170.7	87.5	80.9	14
Air Bags	134.1	60.9	160.6	11
Electrical System	122	81.7	82.7	10
Suspension	85.4	64.1	59.9	7
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	61	100.8	50.5	5
Unknown or Other	36.6	21.4	51.6	3
Fuel System, Gasoline	36.6	49.4	21.7	3
Steering	24.4	69.9	31	2
Equipment	24.4	19.3	4.3	2

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 17.

Complaints that report a crash: 7
Complaints that report a fire: 1
Injuries in the complaints: 4
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 13 Jun 2011

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1997 Hyundai Accent, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1998, with 12 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1997 Hyundai Accent
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
RQ00017	Recall query	FUEL TANK CRACKING	Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages	16 Sep 2000	20 Oct 2000	00V095002
EA00001	Engineering analysis	PASSENGER AIR BAG RELATED	Air Bags / Frontal	5 Jan 2000	9 Mar 2001
PE99046	Preliminary evaluation	PASSENGER AIR BAG RELATED FATALITIES	Air Bags / Frontal	7 Jul 1999	5 Jan 2000

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
NHTSA page of the 1997 Hyundai AccentThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1997 Hyundai Accent: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/hyundai/accent/1997/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 Hyundai Accent?: 139,932 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Hyundai Accent have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 25 recall campaigns for the Hyundai Accent, model years 1991 to 2022. 2 of them name the 1997 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Hyundai Accent name most often?: Engine and Engine Cooling: 17 of 82 component mentions, or 207.3 per 1,000. For all 1997 vehicles the figure is 128.6 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Hyundai Accent open?: No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.