Illustration1993 HONDA ACCORD. CUSTOMER WANTED TO KNOW IF THE DRIVERS AIR BAG WAS DESIGNED ONLY TO DEPOLY DURING FRONT AND/ OR REAR IMPACT. CUSTOMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT ANY AIR BAG RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE. *KB
1993 Honda Accord
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1993 Honda Accord do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 356.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 26 of 186 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 35 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 34 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 28 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
39 crash reports2 fire reports29 injury reports
Air Bags complaints
34 reportsMY SRS (AIRBAG) SENSOR LIGHT IS ON. RECENTLY VIRGINIA PASSED A LAW FOR STATE INSPECTIONS THAT THIS UNIT MUST WORK BEFORE PASSING INSPECTIONS. THE PRICE WENT UP FROM $400 TO $1200 TO FIX IN LESS THAN A YEAR. MANY HONDA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THE LIGHT IS ON. HONDA TELLS ME IT COULD BE AS…
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MY SRS (AIRBAG) SENSOR LIGHT IS ON. RECENTLY VIRGINIA PASSED A LAW FOR STATE INSPECTIONS THAT THIS UNIT MUST WORK BEFORE PASSING INSPECTIONS. THE PRICE WENT UP FROM $400 TO $1200 TO FIX IN LESS THAN A YEAR. MANY HONDA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THE LIGHT IS ON. HONDA TELLS ME IT COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS FIXING A SEAT BELT (WHICH IS UNDER WARRANTY). THIS JOGGED MY MEMORY. IT WAS AFTER MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT SENSOR STARTED INTERMITTENTLY WORKING THAT THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. IN OTHER WORDS, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I TAKE OFF MY SEAT BELT THEN RE-ATTACHED IT, THE SENSOR DID NOT WARN ME THAT IT WAS OFF. OR SAY THOSE RARE OCCASIONS WHEN I WOULD GET INTO THE CAR, DRIVE OFF AND REMEMBER THAT I WAS NOT SECURE, THERE WOULD BE NO LIGHT TELLING ME SO. THEN SOMETIMES IT WORKED FINE. WHEN THE SEAT BELT ISSUE FIRST OCCURRED SO DID THE SRS. HONDA WILL BE REPLACING THE SENSOR FOR $1200, IN ORDER FOR ME TO PASS VIRGINIA INSPECTION. HOW IS IT THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM IN SO MANY WIDE SPREAD YEARS AND MAKE OF HONDAS? IT COVERS RECENT YEARS AS WELL. I GOOGLED AND FOUND AN ENTIRE OF FAMILY OF HONDA OWNERS WITH THIS SRS PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SECOND HONDA I HAVE OWNED. I HAVE NEVER HAD A SAFETY ISSUE LIKE THIS BEFORE. I AM HOPING THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM AND I REALLY HAVE AN AIRBAG, G-D FORBID I SHOULD NEED IT! DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA. *JB
AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY ON A FRONT END COLLISION IN WHICH CAR WAS TOTALED. *JB
WE HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH THE ACCORD AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IT RESULTED IN A SERIOUS INJURY. *JB
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH
CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT UNIT. *JB
AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND STAYS ON FROM HEAT, POSSIBLY FROM DIRECT SUN. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR 2 YEARS AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER WILL REPLACE ENTIRE SRS UNIT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER WILL ONLY FIX AT A COST TO THE CONSUMER BY REPLACING THE FULL SYSTEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER I…
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AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND STAYS ON FROM HEAT, POSSIBLY FROM DIRECT SUN. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR 2 YEARS AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER WILL REPLACE ENTIRE SRS UNIT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER WILL ONLY FIX AT A COST TO THE CONSUMER BY REPLACING THE FULL SYSTEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THE SRS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. *JG
WHILE DRIVING 25MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ANOTHER VEHICLE SUDDENLY MADE A QUICK STOP IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REARENDED OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK *TT
WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON FRONT SIDE, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK.
Official recalls
193V056000 · Seat Belts:front:anchorage
Apr 22, 1993
THE REAR OUTSIDE SEATING POSITION SAFETY BELTS MAY LOCK UP AT ANGLES OTHER THAN THOSE REQUIRED BY FMVSS 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES". THIS DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: NON-CONFORMING SAFETY BELTS CAUSE AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
Remedy: REPLACE THE SENSOR IN THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.