2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT recalls and defects found on 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their structure, or performance.  Look up customer problems!

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- STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Most Recent Recalls For 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2000-2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Recall
2000-2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Units affected: 67565	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2002-06-25
Summary: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 201, "OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT." DURING TESTING, THE 3-DOOR HATCHBACK EXCEEDED THE PERFORMANCE CRITERION IN THE STANDARD MIDWAY ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE WINDSHIELD SUPPORT PILLAR (A-PILLAR).
2000-2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Recall
2000-2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Units affected: 49371	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2001-11-06
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1.5 LITER OR 1.6 LITER ENGINES THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALASKA, COLORADO, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NORTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTH DAKOTA, VERMONT, WISCONSIN, AND WYOMING. WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY THROTTLE OPENING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME DURING EXTREMELY COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES (BELOW APPROXIMATELY -5 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT WITH HIGH HUMIDITY), MOISTURE IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER BLOWBY GASES CAN FREEZE AND BLOCK THE POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION (PCV) VALVE AND HOSE. IF THE PCV HOSE FREEZES, COMBUSTION CHAMBER GASES ARE FORCED THROUGH THE BREATHER HOSE INTO THE AIR INTAKE HOSE AND THEN INTO THE THROTTLE BODY.