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title: "HYUNDAI ACCENT (2021) - Recall 22V069000 — NHTSA record 226256 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Accent vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt p"
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updated: 2026-10-01
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# HYUNDAI ACCENT (2021) - Recall 22V069000 — NHTSA record 226256

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Feb 9, 2022. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

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## What the record says

- **Product**: HYUNDAI ACCENT (2021) - Recall 22V069000
- **Reason**: Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Accent vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioner(s) may explode upon deployment. An exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, striking vehicle occupants and resulting in injury.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Hyundai Motor America
- **Quantity**: 354
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 226256

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=22V069000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: HYUNDAI ACCENT; model year 2021. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

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## Distribution

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## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Feb 9, 2022
- **Owner notification**: Feb 24, 2022
- **Record created**: Feb 9, 2022

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Dealers will replace the seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 24, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 219. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall number 21V-796. This recall is replaced by NHTSA recall number 22V-354. Vehicles already repaired under this recall will need to have the new remedy completed.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=22V069000)

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