2015 Hyundai Accent Airbags Problems

My air bag “off” light comes on and then off again.

NHTSA ID

11715685

Incident

Jan 2, 2026

Once my 2015 Hyundai Accent reached 80K the airbag light came on. I took into the dealership for them to look into and found that the passenger side air bag sensor failed and needed replaced. Cost of new sensor was $1000.00. Did some research on the issue and found that air bag sensors are failing on the passenger side for many Hyundai Accent owners. I believe some reported to this very agency. I plan on having the sensor replaced, however wanted to report the issue and the amount of reports on forums and reports to the NHTSA in hopes that it will be recalled so that future Hyundai Accent owners can be aware of the issue and protect their passengers.

NHTSA ID

11556184

Incident

Nov 16, 2023

Airbag light on. Dealer pulled codes B7614 and B1490. OCS fault in mat. Recommended replacing OCS mat in passenger seat. Airbag light turns on when weight in passenger seat vacant, or does not reach weight threshold. Light usually turns off when passenger is in seat. However, vehicle could not pass state inspection with this occupant detection system malfunction.

NHTSA ID

11516440

Incident

Sep 21, 2020

Airbag light turns on/off. Had dealership investigate and found that it is related to the occupancy sensor mat in the passenger seat. Code was reset (no work performed) and remained off 7 months and now is back on. Could be related to weather (comes on more frequently during fall & winter). Dealer states it is a B1767 code and will need OCS mat replaced.

NHTSA ID

11482872

Incident

Sep 5, 2022

I was involved in a collision with a flying object that went through the windshield, knocked off my mirror, and damaged the frame of my car. The airbag attempted to deploy; however, it failed to do so. No warnings. The vehicle is currently at the shop waiting to be repaired. The airbag has not been inspected yet.

NHTSA ID

11473591

Incident

Jul 5, 2022

ODS system mat is defective. We are seeing the same cold temperature malfunction of the ODS system that have been reported for other 2015 Hyundai Accent cars. We feel that the recall should expanded.

NHTSA ID

11452633

Incident

Feb 2, 2022

YESTERDAY, ON MARCH 26, 2021 DURING ROAD TRIP AN AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT NO REASON AND IT STILL STAYS ON. ON MARCH 27, 2021 I CALLED MY DEALER TO GET HELP. I WAS TRYING TO ASK THEM TO WAIVE INSPECTION FEE BECAUSE IT IS SAFETY CONCERN, BUT THEY SAID "NO". MY CAR IS 6 YEARS OLD, 66,000 MILEAGE. I AM FIRST OWNER AND THIS CAR WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN ANY CRASH. BECAUSE OF PRESENT COVID19 CRISIS I HAVE NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY UPFRONT FOR SPECIAL INSPECTIONS. I HOPE THAT I WILL GET HELP IN YOUR DEPARTMENT.

NHTSA ID

11405126

Incident

Mar 26, 2021

Mileage

25 mi

PASSENGER SEAT INDICATOR LIGHT.

NHTSA ID

11397517

Incident

Apr 1, 2018

THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF, SHOP CANNOT PASS INSPECTION WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND CAN COST UP TO $1000 TO REPLACE SINCE IT'S WIRED INTO THE SEAT. THIS 100% SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE THERE ARE DOZENS OF OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SYSTEM ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11391039

Incident

Dec 1, 2020

Mileage

70,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CALLED HYUNDAI OF EL PASO (8600 MONTANA AVE, EL PASO, TX 79925) WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V218000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,062.

NHTSA ID

11374369

Incident

Nov 11, 2020

Mileage

55,062 mi

PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG IS CONSTANTLY ON. FROM TIME YOU TURN IT ON TILL YOU N IT OFF.

NHTSA ID

11360959

Incident

Jun 30, 2020

Mileage

108,000 mi

I WAS IN AN MVA ON 4/7/2020. I WAS TRAVELING AT 45MPH WHEN I COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHEREAS ALL OF THE OTHER VEHICLE'S DID. BECAUSE OF THIS, I SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. I RECEIVED EXTREME WHIPLASH, STASHED MUSCLES IN THE CHEST, AND A LARGE CONTUSION ACROSS MY LOWER ABDOMEN. I ALSO RECEIVED INJURY TO MY LEGS.

NHTSA ID

11338872

Incident

Apr 7, 2020

Mileage

75,000 mi

AT FIRST IN THE BEGINNING MY CAR DOES IT ONCE IN A BLUE MOON; HOWEVER NOW EVERYDAY FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS MY CAR WOULD POWER DOWN WHILE BEING AT A RED LIGHT, STOP SIGN, OR IN MOTION. WHEN IT POWERS DOWN THE ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHTS COMES ON. I WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART MY CAR. IT NORMALLY DOES IT TWICE EVERYDAY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MYSELF AND MY BABY. I'M SCARED THAT A CAR WOULD COME UP BEHIND AND HIT ME WHILE MY BABY IS IN THE CAR. I FEAR OUR LIVES. WHEN I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE FOR THEM TO CHECK AND SEE WHY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON THE CODE WAS ALWAYS CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I WENT TO GO GET THAT FIX AND MY CAR IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, WHEN MY CAR IS IN MOTION THE RPM DOESN'T MOVE IT STAYS AT 0. ALSO, THE SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG ISN'T WORKING. WHEN SOMEBODY IS SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS OFF, BUT WHEN SOMEBODY ISN'T SITTING THERE THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. I HAVEN'T BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS.

NHTSA ID

11318953

Incident

Sep 14, 2019

MECHANIC SAYS THAT THE SENSOR IN MY PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT WORK BECAUSE THERE IS A COMPUTER ISSUE AND THE AIR BAD WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

11318711

Incident

Mar 18, 2020

Mileage

63,589 mi

AFTER HITTING 80,000 MILES OUT AIRBAG LIGHT IS TURNED ON WE HAVEN'T BEEN IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND IT DOESN'T STAY ON CONSTANTLY.

NHTSA ID

11306593

Incident

Dec 7, 2019

Mileage

80,000 mi

THE SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING, THE COST IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND NO RECALL FOR MY CAR BUT OTHER 2015 ACCENTS DID HAVE A RECALL. THE COST TO REPAIR IS $1550.

NHTSA ID

11301697

Incident

Jan 21, 2020

DRIVING ON HWY 6, 6 LANES, HEARD A LOW SQUEAL. HAVEN'T HAD MY HORN/AIRBAG LOOKED AT YET, BUT I HAVE DUCT TAPED THE HORN DOWN TO STOP THE SQUEAL SOUND. GLAD THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY! WILL HAVE AN INSPECTION SOON, HOPE IT DOESN'T COST MUCH TO FIX! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

NHTSA ID

11265618

Incident

Sep 2, 2019

Mileage

51,000 mi

MY CAR WAS STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY AND OFF WHEN MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. NOTHING TOUCHED MY CAR, THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THEM TO DEPLOY. MY CAR'S SRS LIGHT IS NOT ON. AS OF NOW THIS CAR IS NOT PART OF THE TAKATA RECALL; I DON'T KNOW WHAT INFLATORS ARE IN MY CAR.

NHTSA ID

11254680

Incident

Sep 10, 2019

Mileage

80,000 mi

I'M HAVING ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT... KEEPS COMING ON STAYING ON WHEN COLD BELOW 39 DEGREES.. ONE TIME LAST WEEK CAME ON AT 54 DEGREES DOING RESEARCH THE VIN IS NOT ON RECALL LIST BUT SIMILAR MAKE MODEL VERSIONS ARE OVER 2,500 RECALLS I WAS DRIVING TO THE BANK WHEN THIS OCCURRED ABOUT 8PM

NHTSA ID

11184473

Incident

Feb 2, 2019

Mileage

57,000 mi

MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, ONLY IN COLD WEATHER.

NHTSA ID

11166793

Incident

Dec 9, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BACK AND CHEST INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS ALSO INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND BODY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

11162256

Incident

Nov 8, 2018

Mileage

130,000 mi

AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AFTER A WRECK THAT AFFECTED FRONT DRIVER SIDE MPH 35, SIGNAIFICANT DAMAGE DONE TO FRONT IN. CAR WAS IN MOTION ANOTHER CAR CUT IN FRONT OF THAT CAR HAD A SMALL DENT.

NHTSA ID

11140683

Incident

Oct 9, 2018

Mileage

81,000 mi

AIRBAG WARNING ON DASH RANDOMLY ACTIVATES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ENGINE FAILURE(SEIZED CRANKSHAFT) AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. TOLD DEALERSHIP ABOUT AIR BAG ISSUE AT THIS TIME. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR A COMPUTER UPDATE THAT I WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT. I GOT MY VEHICLE BACK ENGINE RUNS FINE BUT AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME BACK ON AGAIN AFTER 5 DAYS. I AM NOTIFYING DEALERSHIP OF ISSUE TOMORROW (7/26/18).

NHTSA ID

11113714

Incident

Jul 25, 2018

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON MARCH 12 2018 A TRACTOR TRAILER SIDEWIPED THE LS OF MY CAR AND DESTROYED THE ENTIRE SIDE . THE CAR MIGHT BE TOTALED. NO AIRBAGS WENT OFF AT ALL! HE CAME INTO MY LANE AT A GOOD SPEED AND A FULL LOAD. I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I HAVE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR ONLY TO BE IGNORED BY THE DEALER. I PAID CASH FOR THE CAR AT THE END OF 2015 AND NOW I HAVE NOTHING. BESIDES BEING HURT.

NHTSA ID

11082337

Incident

Mar 12, 2018

Mileage

54,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED AN INJURED NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

NHTSA ID

10860463

Incident

Apr 3, 2016

Mileage

36,000 mi