The 2011 Hyundai Accent has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 99,500 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 51 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine. Last updated July 5, 2026.
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…
Consequence
Failure to illuminate the brake lights during braking or the inability to disengage the cruise control could increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
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.
Complaints by component
ENGINE
10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8
AIR BAGS
7
3crashes3injuries
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
STEERING
3
1crashes1injuries
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2
SERVICE BRAKES
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
Total complaints51
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“My car is experiencing the same issue as the recall on the engines for sonatas and elantra in my year. My vehicle experienced a stall while in a drive thru the oil light illuminated and ever since then I have a ticking sound in the engine.”
“Key ignition locked, key would not turn and steering wheel locked while driving. Previously checked by auto nation hyundai in savannah, ga. They could not get it to lock up. Drove a few weeks and it locked up again while driving and would not unlock. Hyundai could not get it unlocked or the key to…”
“The recall issue showed at the inspection center and this vehicle has not been in an incident”
“The recall issue showed at the inspection center and this vehicle has not been in an incident”
“Upon opening my driver side door the handle came off in my hand. I went to open the rear driver passenger side door and that handle came off in my hand. A repair shop went to open the rear passenger side door that handle came off. My fourth attempt I went to open my passenger side door and that…”
“Airbags didn't deploy after getting hit in the front end. *tr”
“My 2011 hyundai accent has a persistent problem with ignition coil failure like other complaints found on the nhtsa website. I have had to replace every ignition coil. The first when the vehicle was under warranty, all others after the warranty expired at cost of over $1000. Hyundai also replaced…”
“My 2011 hyundai accent has a persistent problem with ignition coil failure like other complaints found on the nhtsa website. I have had to replace every ignition coil. The first when the vehicle was under warranty, all others after the warranty expired at cost of over $1000. Hyundai also replaced…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2011 Hyundai Accent as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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