2012 Honda Insight air bags problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2012 Honda Insight — 19% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“2012 honda insight. Consumer writes in regards to dealership poor customer service and no replacement parts to repair airbag recall. *smd”
filed Feb 28, 2017
“Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 honda insight. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v061000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The…”
filed Dec 2, 2016
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- 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
- Virgin IslandsCampaign 18V661000 · Sep 27, 2018
- Front passenger air bag may have been installed incorrectly during replacementCampaign 18V268000 · Apr 26, 2018
- Air BagsCampaign 18V042000 · Jan 9, 2018
- One dealership may have incorrectly installed the replacement air bag inflatorsCampaign 17V545000 · Aug 31, 2017
Related service bulletins
Service 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, 2026Service 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…
A20-016 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 10, 2020Warranty Extension: Customer Support Program For Front Passenger's Airbag Inflator for 2010-12 Accord and Other Listed Years and Models (Expires September 30, 2028)
19-003-1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 13, 2019Service Bulletin - American Honda is conducting an inspection of certain vehicles that have previously had the passenger's airbag inflator replaced as part of the Takata Passsenger's Airbag Inflator recall. If you…
A18-115 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 10, 2019
Air Bags problems in other Insight years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Insight | 1 | 3% |
| 2021 Insight | 3 | 13% |
| 2020 Insight | 1 | 3% |
| 2019 Insight | 8 | 8% |
| 2013 Insight | 8 | 18% |
| 2011 Insight | 28 | 70% |
| 2010 Insight | 57 | 48% |
| 2000 Insight | 2 | 8% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 Honda Insight
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.