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2010 Hyundai Accent Recalls & Complaints

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open safety recall on record

Serious

119 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 0.39 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

Serious15V566000

Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights:Switch

Failure to illuminate the brake lights during braking or the inability to disengage the cruise control could raises the risk of a crash.

Remedy & full details

Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake switch, free of charge. The recall began on October 21, 2015. Owners may contact Hyundai's customer service at 1-855-671-3059 or by visiting www.HyundaiUSA.com/Campaign131. Hyundai's number for this recall is 131. This recall is an expansion of 13V-113.

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Hyundai Accent vehicles manufactured March 1, 2009, to February 11, 2011. In the affected vehicles, the brake light switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning brake light switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning brake light switch may also prevent the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position.

Complaint volume

119 this model-year 11 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

What owners reported happened

9Crashes
0Fires
7Injuries
0Deaths

Across 119 complaints. Severity Index 0.39.

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

Service Brakes17 · 14%Exterior Lighting16 · 13%Electrical System12 · 10%Visibility/Wiper11 · 9%Air Bags10 · 8%Steering7 · 6%Visibility7 · 6%Engine7 · 6%
  1. Service Brakes — 17 reports
  2. Exterior Lighting — 16 reports
  3. Electrical System — 12 reports
  4. Visibility/Wiper — 11 reports
  5. Air Bags — 10 reports
  6. Steering — 7 reports
  7. Visibility — 7 reports
  8. Engine — 7 reports
  9. Unknown Or Other — 6 reports
  10. Service Brakes, Hydraulic — 5 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

1995 (5) · 1996 (4) · 1997 (2) · 1998 (1) · 1999 (1) · 2000 (4) · 2001 (2) · 2002 (1) · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 (1) · 2006 (3) · 2007 (3) · 2008 (1) · 2009 (2) · 2010 · 2011 (1) · 2012 (2) · 2013 (1) · 2014 (1) · 2015 (2) · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 (1) · 2019 (1) · 2020 (4) · 2021 (4) · 2022 (2)

Numbers in brackets are open recall campaigns for that year.

Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.

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