IllustrationAIRBAG LIGHT IS COMING ON. CONSUMER HAS AN APPOINTMENT ON MONDAY TO TAKE CAR IN. CONSUMER FEELS AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANY TIME.*AK
1994 Honda Accord
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1994 Honda Accord do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 356.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 52 of 369 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 84 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 58 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 46 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
74 crash reports4 fire reports39 injury reports
Air Bags complaints
46 reportsCONSUMER WAS ENTERING INTO AN INTERSECTION AND ANOTHER MOTORIST RAN RED LIGHT, HE WAS GOING STRAIGHT, AND RAN INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. HONDA DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF ACCIDENT. *AK
THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. A DRIVER GOING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION RAN A RED LIGHT AND CRASHED HIS VEHICLE INTO THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE. ESTIMATED SPEED OF OTHER VEHICLE AT IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR (ACCORDING TO VERBAL REPORT OF INVESTIGATING POLICE OFFICER). NEITHER OF THE DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED! *AK
VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED & HAD BEEN REPAIRED FROM A CRASH. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN AUG99 CRASH. SUSPECT AIRBAGS WERE NEVER REPAIRED FROM FIRST CRASH AND DEALER THAT REPAIRED & SOLD VEHICLE MISREPRESENTATED AIRBAG STATUS. RULES, REGULATIONS, RECOURSE??? BODY SHOP THAT REPAIRED HONDA FROM AUG99 CRASH SAID "THE AIRBAGS IN T…
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VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED & HAD BEEN REPAIRED FROM A CRASH. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN AUG99 CRASH. SUSPECT AIRBAGS WERE NEVER REPAIRED FROM FIRST CRASH AND DEALER THAT REPAIRED & SOLD VEHICLE MISREPRESENTATED AIRBAG STATUS. RULES, REGULATIONS, RECOURSE??? BODY SHOP THAT REPAIRED HONDA FROM AUG99 CRASH SAID "THE AIRBAGS IN THOSE HONDAS NEVER GO OFF". HE HAD A 99 ACCORD IN SHOPAT TIME THAT HAD THE ENTIRE FRONT END TORN OFF ($10K+) AND THE AIRBAGS HAD NEVER DEPLOYED??? BY THE SAMR TOKEN HE HAD A CHEVY WITH MINOR FRONT END DAMAGE FROM A CURB & ALL BAGS HAD DEPLOYED.???? BUT MY QUESTION IS: IF MY AIRBAGS WERE NEVER PROPERLY REPAIRED/REPLACED AFTER THE FIRST CRASH WHAT ARE RECOURSE/OPTIONS. WHAT DOES THE NHTSA REQUIRE. HAVE FULL DOCUMENTATION.?*AK
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ON ICY ROADS TRAVELLING ABOUT 50MPH, TRAFFIC IN FRONT WAS SLOWING DOWN BECAUSE OF A PATROL CAR WHICH WAS ASSISTING WITH AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND A DIESEL TRUCK HIT THE CAR, CAUSING THAT CAR TO SPIN INTO THE RIGHT LANE WHERE THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS. CONS…
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WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ON ICY ROADS TRAVELLING ABOUT 50MPH, TRAFFIC IN FRONT WAS SLOWING DOWN BECAUSE OF A PATROL CAR WHICH WAS ASSISTING WITH AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND A DIESEL TRUCK HIT THE CAR, CAUSING THAT CAR TO SPIN INTO THE RIGHT LANE WHERE THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND SLID IN BETWEEN THE CAB AND BED AREA OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, AND NEITHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING 40 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER FRONT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
1) CAM SEAL BLEW, OIL EXPELLED, SATURATED BELTS; REQ'D CAM, CRANK, & AXLE SEALS, REPLACE TIMING BELT, BALANCE BELT; 2) DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY IN HEAD ON ACCIDENT 25 MPH, WHIPLASH RESULT
COMSUMER WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION. HIT ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE FROM BEHIND, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 25-30 MPH. TWO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS. ON BOTH OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH HIT A VEHICLE HEAD ON, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. FRONT END DAMAGES TOTALED $7,000.00. *AK
Official recalls
194V155000 · Tires:valve
Aug 16, 1994
THE TIRE VALVE STEMS WERE DAMAGED DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS. THIS CAN CAUSE THE TIRE TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: SIGNIFICANT AIR LOSS CAN RESULT IN STEERING PULL,TIRE OVERHEATING, AND EVENTUAL TIRE FAILURE WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALER WILL INSPECT ALL TIRES TO DETERMINE IF THE VALVE STEMS WERE DAMAGED. ANY DAMAGED TIRE STEMS WILL BE REPLACED.
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.