2013 Hyundai Accent: recalls and complaints
NHTSA advisory: park outsideCampaign 23V651000. NHTSA received the report on . 1,649,478 units. Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip / Control Unit/Module
Remedy of campaign 23V651000, in the NHTSA record
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.
Park-outside advisory: A mark on a recall campaign in the NHTSA recall file. This site shows the mark as NHTSA sets it.
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2013 Hyundai Accent. The campaign is 23V651000. NHTSA received the report on 22 Sep 2023. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip / Control Unit/Module. NHTSA has 141 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
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
1 campaign. 1,649,478 units in total.
23V651000Received . 1,649,478 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip / Control Unit/ModulePark-outside advisory
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 251. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
141 complaints, 207 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.
- 2013 Hyundai Accent
- All 2013 vehicles
| Component | 2013 Accent | All 2013 vehicles | Accent, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 164.3 | 158.2 | 85.9 | 34 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 115.9 | 10.7 | 50.5 | 24 |
| Service Brakes | 87 | 53.1 | 45.5 | 18 |
| Electrical System | 87 | 124.7 | 82.7 | 18 |
| Unknown or Other | 77.3 | 80.4 | 51.6 | 16 |
| Air Bags | 67.6 | 75.3 | 160.6 | 14 |
| Power Train | 58 | 115.1 | 80.9 | 12 |
| Steering | 38.6 | 87.5 | 31 | 8 |
| Suspension | 38.6 | 22.7 | 59.9 | 8 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 38.6 | 31.6 | 36.1 | 8 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 23.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 16
- Complaints that report a fire
- 9
- Injuries in the complaints
- 23
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 18 Aug 2026
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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AQ23002 | Audit query | Hyundai and Kia ABS Module Fires | Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip / Control Unit/Module | 17 Nov 2023 | Open |
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.
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 2013 Hyundai AccentThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2013 Hyundai Accent: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/hyundai/accent/2013/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
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
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2013 Hyundai Accent?
- 1,649,478 units in 1 campaign. 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. 1 of them names the 2013 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Accent name most often?
- Engine: 34 of 207 component mentions, or 164.3 per 1,000. For all 2013 vehicles the figure is 158.2 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2013 Hyundai Accent open?
- 1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 1 that name this model year.