2008 Honda CR-V air bags problems
325 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2008 Honda CR-V — 34% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“*(#1)2024 completely turnd off dead stopef in the middle freeway highway patrol had to tow it away lasy year cost me $900+ **** again now almost passed out no air bag to safe me***** (#2) 3/6/2025 car completly crashed ,injured ,I was taken by 911 to hospital. ** bad air bag did not came out or…”
filed Mar 9, 2025
“The passenger airbag light stays on after the car is started and in motion. Regardless if there is a passenger seated or not. The car was taken in to the dealership during the recalls on takata airbag replacement. The passenger airbag light was off and now the light been staying on. I am extremely…”
filed Nov 20, 2022
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- These vehicles are equipped with driver frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall…Campaign 19V500000 · Jun 27, 2019
- Vehicles are equipped with passenger frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall…Campaign 19V502000 · Jun 27, 2019
- Front passenger air bag inflator may have been installed incorrectly during replacementCampaign 19V378000 · May 16, 2019
- Front passenger air bag may have been installed incorrectly during replacementCampaign 18V268000 · Apr 26, 2018
- One dealership may have incorrectly installed the replacement air bag inflatorsCampaign 17V545000 · Aug 31, 2017
- Air bag inflator repair kit may have been assembled by the supplier with an incorrect…Campaign 17V417000 · Jun 29, 2017
Related service bulletins
Service Bulletin - Warranty Extension: Customer Support Program For Front Passenger's Airbag Inflator.
A18-066 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 30, 2026Service Bulletin - Warranty Extension: Customer Support Program For Driver's Airbag Inflator for 2007-11 CR-V and Other Listed Years and Models.
A18-048 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 28, 2026
Air Bags problems in other CR-V years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 CR-V | 2 | 2% |
| 2025 CR-V | 4 | 2% |
| 2024 CR-V | 4 | 1% |
| 2023 CR-V | 6 | 1% |
| 2022 CR-V | 2 | 1% |
| 2021 CR-V | 13 | 4% |
| 2020 CR-V | 46 | 14% |
| 2019 CR-V | 78 | 7% |
| 2018 CR-V | 20 | 1% |
| 2017 CR-V | 35 | 2% |
| 2016 CR-V | 32 | 8% |
| 2015 CR-V | 25 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2008 Honda CR-V
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.