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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

42 crash reports10 fire reports24 injury reports

Air Bags complaints

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Mileage unknown · Oct 12, 2001

Air Bags

DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SENSOR

NHTSA ODI #9004728

Mileage unknown · Sep 16, 2001

Air Bags

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #752236

Mileage unknown · Aug 8, 2001

Air BagsCrashInjury

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT CONSUMER HIT A WALL. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, HE HAD CHANGED LANES AND THEN WENT BACK TO THE RIGHT LANE AND THAT IS WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #893815

Mileage unknown · Jul 18, 2001

Air Bags

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SRS DASH BOARD LIGHT IS 'ON' AND WILL NOT TURN-OFF. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE F DEALER REPAIRED IT FOR FREE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRENTY. WHEN I APPROACHED THE DEALER ABOUT THE SECOND FAILURE I WAS TOLD THAT THEY ONLY WARRENTY THE REPAIR FOR ONE YEAR - THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE ONE YEAR WARRENTY EXPIRED. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED COMPLAINTS WITH NHTSA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM HONDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #748682

Mileage unknown · Jul 11, 2001

Air Bags

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN JAN 2001, WAS RESET BY DEALER. ON 9 JULY 2001, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. CONSUMER HAS APPOINTMENT TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER.*AK

NHTSA ODI #892428

Mileage unknown · May 5, 2001

Air Bags

THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG IN MY CAR IS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE SRS SYSTEM TO BE INACTIVE. HONDA STATES THAT THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND THAT IT IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE THIS FAULTY PART. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE AROUND THE COUNTRY MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHAT GOOD IS A SAFETY FEATURE IF TH…

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NHTSA ODI #744959

Mileage unknown · May 3, 2001

Air BagsCrash

WAS TRAVELING 25-30MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE SIDESWIPED HONDA ON DRIVER'S SIDE. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER ACCIDENT, BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.LIGHT WAS NOT ON PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.*AK

NHTSA ODI #887397

Mileage unknown · Mar 26, 2001

Air Bags

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED AIRBAG, AIRBAG ASSEMBLY AND WIRE HARNESS. BUT, HAS NOT REMEDIED PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #884076

Mileage unknown · Mar 22, 2001

Air Bags

WHILE TRAVELING WITH OUT ANY INDICATION AIR BAG INDICATION LIGHT WOULD STAY ON THROUGHOUT TRAVEL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. TECHNICIAN STATED AIR BAGS NOT WORKING .*AK *JB

NHTSA ODI #883794

Mileage unknown · Mar 22, 2001

Air Bags

"SRS" LIGHT ON HER DASHBOARD IS COMING ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER OF 2000, AND HAS REOCCURRED ON MARCH 12, 2001. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

NHTSA ODI #883765

Official recalls

02V120000 · Electrical System:ignition:switch

May 16, 2002

ON CERTAIN SEDANS, COUPES, HATCHBACKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAN DEGRADE DUE TO THE HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: WORN CONTACTS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 14, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.

99V069000 · Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Ball Joint

May 10, 1999

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. CERTAIN VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH BALL JOINTS THAT CAN PREMATURELY WEAR OUT AND, IN THE WORSE CASE, THE BALL JOINT WOULD SEPARATE CAUSING THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CONDITION WOULD RESULT IN VEHICLE DECELERATION AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. ALSO STEERING CONTROLLABILITY WOULD BE REDUCED.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS.

98V231000 · 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.

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