IllustrationABS IS LEAKING, ABS WAS UNDER RECALL BUT CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. NLM
1995 Honda Accord
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1995 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: 69 of 543 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 211 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 122 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 43 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
81 crash reports5 fire reports49 injury reports
Air Bags complaints
211 reportsCONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 60 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT AIR BAG SENSOR WAS CRUSHED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
AIR BAG SENSOR REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN 1996 COMPONENT FAILURE AGAIN
SHE WAS TRAVELING ALONG AND SRS LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY WOULD RECODE THE SRS LIGHT. THEN, THEY TOLD HER THAT SHE HAD TO GET AIRBAG SYSTEM REPLACED. *AK
SRS INDICATOR ON AT 65000, BUT UNIT WAS RESET WHICH CLEARED THE PROBLEM. SRS INDICATOR BACK ON AT 134K. DELEAR THINKS THAT BAD ALTERNATOR MAY BE MASKING THE PROBLEM. ALTERNATOR BEING REPLACED (500 DOLLARS). IF THE SRS UNIT CANNOT BE RESET THEN THIS WILL BE ANOTHER 500 DOLLARS PLUS LABOR. THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE OUT BUT IT …
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SRS INDICATOR ON AT 65000, BUT UNIT WAS RESET WHICH CLEARED THE PROBLEM. SRS INDICATOR BACK ON AT 134K. DELEAR THINKS THAT BAD ALTERNATOR MAY BE MASKING THE PROBLEM. ALTERNATOR BEING REPLACED (500 DOLLARS). IF THE SRS UNIT CANNOT BE RESET THEN THIS WILL BE ANOTHER 500 DOLLARS PLUS LABOR. THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE OUT BUT IT SEEMS TO BE FOR THE 4 CYL ACCORDS ONLY. LOGGING THIS ENTRY MAINLY TO GET THE WORD OUT. POSSIBLY IF ENOUGH OF US REPORT THIS AS AN ISSUE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET SOME RELIEF FROM HONDA (YA RIGHT).
UNEXPECTED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT
SRS INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. DEALER SAID SRS MODULE FAILED; REPLACEMENT WILL COST APPROX. $500.00; IN LIGHT OF THE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS COMPONENT, WE BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY AT ALL TIMES. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER, SAID THAT AIR BAG UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPLACEMENT WOULD BE A OWNER'S COST. OWNER TRADED VEHICLE IN. *AK *ML
I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA REGARDING BOTH THESE PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE AGREED TO PAY 25% OF THE TOTAL COST. I FEEL THAT SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT BOTH THESE PROBLEMS FOR THIS YEAR CAR THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL - EVEN THE HONDA MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IF I TRADED THIS CAR IN HONDA CARS OF CORONA WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR BOTH I…
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I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA REGARDING BOTH THESE PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE AGREED TO PAY 25% OF THE TOTAL COST. I FEEL THAT SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT BOTH THESE PROBLEMS FOR THIS YEAR CAR THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL - EVEN THE HONDA MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IF I TRADED THIS CAR IN HONDA CARS OF CORONA WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR BOTH ITEMS BEFORE THEY SOLD THE CAR BECAUSE THEY ARE SAFETY PROBLEMS. HONDA SHOULD PAY THE ENTIRE COST. *AK
CONSUMER HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL ON THE SRS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND IT FAILED PRIOR TO NOTICE 96V217, MANUFACTURER REFUSES RECALL REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD HIGH MILEAGE. NLM
Official recalls
298V231000 · Electrical System:wiring:front Underhood
Sep 22, 1998
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SEDAN, COUPE AND WAGON PASSENGER VEHICLES EXCEPT THE DX MODEL AND MODELS WITH V6 ENGINES. THE FACTORY INSTALLED AIR CONDITIONER WIRE HARNESS WAS IMPROPERLY ROUTED ALLOWING SOME WIRES TO RUB AGAINST EACH OTHER, EVENTUALLY CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE SHORT CIRCUIT CANPOSSIBLY CAUSE THE UNDERHOOD WIREING TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE, CAUSING A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A SHORT CIRCUIT CAN ALSO RESULT IN A BLOWN FUSE OR DEAD BATTERY.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES FOR PROPER ROUTING OF THESE WIRES. ANY HARNESS IMPROPERLY ROUTED WILL BE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE AND THE ROUTING WILL BE CORRECTED. IF ANY INSULATION IS WORN THROUGH AND THE COPPER WIRES ARE EXPOSED, THE HARNESS WILL BE REPLACED. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSTALL PLASTIC TUBING TO PROTECT THE HARNESS.
96V217000 · Air Bags
Oct 4, 1996
THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS TYPE OF UNANTICIPATED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT COULD RESULT IN ABRASION TO THE HANDS, ARMS, OR FACE OF A PROPERLY-POSITIONED FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT, OR COULD CAUSE MORE SERIOUS INJURY TO AN OUT-OF-POSITION OCCUPANT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SRS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM.
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
2DP01002 · Abs
Opened Mar 1, 2001 · Closed Aug 6, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
No summary supplied.
PE96014 · Oversensitive Air Bag Deployment
Opened Feb 23, 1996 · Closed Oct 31, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags
There is no summary currently available