2003 Honda Civic defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2003 Honda Civic. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
  Engineering Analysis EA21002 · opened Sep 17, 2021 · still open

  From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to…

• Air Bag Inflator Rupture
  Engineering Analysis EA15001 · opened Feb 24, 2015 · still open · led to recall 22V945

  The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE14-016 in June 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers.All six vehicles were operated in Florida or Puerto Rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their service life, and were…

• Air Bag Inflator Rupture
  Preliminary Evaluation PE14016 · opened Jun 11, 2014 · closed Mar 2, 2015 · led to recall 15V226000

  The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE14-016 in June 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers.All six vehicles were operated in Florida or Puerto Rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their service life, and were…

• Low Beam Headlights Stop Illuminating
  Engineering Analysis EA11012 · opened Sep 12, 2011 · closed Sep 17, 2012 · led to recall 12V136000

  This investigation was prompted by Preliminary Evaluation (PE) 11-017, and was based on reports from consumers alleging that both low beam headlights stopped illuminating simultaneously.Some complainants also reported that the combination switch (switch) that controls the headlights and turn signals, and/or its electri…

• Ignition Shift Interlock
  Engineering Analysis EA09001 · opened Jan 5, 2009 · closed Oct 14, 2010 · led to recall 10V364000

  On August 4, 2010, American Honda Motor Co. (Honda) submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR) to NHTSA regarding a ignition interlock defect in approximately 384,220 model year (MY) 2003 Honda Accord and Civic and MY 2003 and 2004 Honda Element vehicles with automatic transmissions (Recall 10V-364).In a September 22,…

• CNG TANK EXPLODING IN A FIRE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE07028 · opened Jun 11, 2007 · closed Nov 20, 2007

  In mid-april 2007, honda informed odi of a cng tank explosion incident that occurred on a subject vehicle.the incident occurred after an arsonist broke into a lot where multiple vehicles, including a subject vehicle, were stored and set the vehicles on fire.during the fire, the pressure relief device (prd) on the subje…