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Honda Accord · 2009

10 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V182000·2019-03-06

    Honda and Acura Recall Vehicles for Driver Air Bag Inflator Defect

    Honda is recalling specific Acura and Honda vehicles because a manufacturing error in the driver's air bag inflator may cause it to explode during a crash.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA, HONDA MDX, ACCORD, ODYSSEY, CIVIC GX
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V502000·2019-06-27

    Honda Recalls Vehicles for Passenger Air Bag Inflator Explosion Risk

    Honda is recalling specific 2006-2015 models because the passenger frontal air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    HONDA — HONDA, ACURA CR-V, ACCORD, TSX, PILOT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V042000·2018-01-09

    Honda Recalls Vehicles for Air Bag Inflator Explosion Risk

    Honda is recalling specific 2009-2013 models because the passenger air bag inflator may explode, potentially causing serious injury or death.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA, HONDA TSX, FIT, ZDX, PILOT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·17V030000·2017-01-10

    Honda Recalls Vehicles for Front Passenger Air Bag Inflator Rupture Risk

    Honda is recalling specific 2006-2012 models because the front passenger air bag inflators may rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious injury or death.

    Product
    HONDA — HONDA, ACURA CIVIC HYBRID, TSX SPORT WAGON, CR-V, PILOT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V346000·2016-05-24

    Honda Recalls Vehicles for Frontal Air Bag Inflator Rupture Risk

    Honda is recalling specific 2006-2011 models to replace passenger air bag inflators that may rupture during deployment, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    HONDA — HONDA, ACURA CR-V, ACCORD, TSX, PILOT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·11V395000·2011-08-04

    Honda Recalls Accord, CR-V, and Element for Transmission Bearing Defect

    Honda is recalling specific 2005-2010 Accord, CR-V, and Element vehicles because a broken transmission bearing may cause the engine to stall or the vehicle to roll unexpectedly.

    Product
    HONDA — HONDA ACCORD, ELEMENT, CR-V
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V378000·2019-05-16

    Honda and Acura Recall Vehicles Due to Passenger Air Bag Defect

    Honda is recalling 19,138 vehicles because the front passenger air bag inflator may be installed incorrectly, potentially preventing proper deployment in a crash.

    Product
    HONDA — HONDA, ACURA INSIGHT, CIVIC, ACCORD CROSSTOUR, CIVIC GX
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V268000·2018-04-26

    Honda Recalls Multiple Models for Improperly Installed Passenger Air Bags

    Honda is recalling various 2001-2012 models because the front passenger air bag may have been installed incorrectly during replacement, increasing injury risk in a crash.

    Product
    HONDA — HONDA ACCORD, CIVIC, CR-V, ELEMENT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·17V545000·2017-08-31

    Honda Recalls Vehicles with Incorrectly Installed Passenger Air Bag Inflators

    Honda is recalling specific 2006-2012 vehicles where replacement passenger air bag inflators may have been incorrectly installed, potentially causing improper deployment in a crash.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA, HONDA TSX, CIVIC, INSIGHT, ACCORD CROSSTOUR
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 2009Not rated by NHTSA

    2 trims tested for 2009; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations — 2 open

  • EA25002 Engineering Analysis · open · forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking
  • EA24002 Engineering Analysis · open · forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking
  • RQ24006 Recall Query · seat belts:front
  • PE24008 Preliminary Evaluation · forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking
  • PE23005 Preliminary Evaluation · steering
  • PE22011 Preliminary Evaluation · power train:axle assembly:axle shaft

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2008 · brakes 541 complaints, median 22,000 mi
  • 2013 · steering 497 complaints, median 51,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a death and 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2018 · engine 374 complaints, median 73,350 mi
    Includes 2 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2009 · brakes 217 complaints, median 21,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2008 · engine 178 complaints, median 78,873 mi
    Includes 3 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

953 manufacturer service bulletins across 22 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2024: 4.7/5
  • 2023: 4.5/5
  • 2022: 3.3/5 · 238 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2021: 3.3/5 · 226 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2020: 3.1/5 · 355 complaints · most complained-of: electrical

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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