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2002 Honda CR-V air bags problems

143 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2002 Honda CR-V28% of all complaints for this model year.

143
Air Bags complaints
28%
share of all complaints
106,821 mi
median reported incident mileage
32 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • My 2002 Honda CRV's ENTIRE Passenger Side Airbag Assembly was REPLACED on 11-20-2019, per Honda. This was done as (per Honda) the Inflator bolt was broken and the applicable part to remedy the recall would not be available for approximately 3 months. An open recall (NHTSA Recall # 19V-501) from…

    filed Apr 23, 2024

  • The contact owns a 2002 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that SRS air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the front passenger's side air bag needed to be replaced. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall. Additionally…

    filed Sep 5, 2023

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects…

    A20-014 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 10, 2020
  • Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects…

    A20-009 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 10, 2020
  • Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects…

    A18-049 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 25, 2018
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Air Bags problems in other CR-V years

YearReportsShare
2026 CR-V22%
2025 CR-V42%
2024 CR-V41%
2023 CR-V61%
2022 CR-V21%
2021 CR-V134%
2020 CR-V4614%
2019 CR-V787%
2018 CR-V201%
2017 CR-V352%
2016 CR-V328%
2015 CR-V254%
CR-V air bags problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.