Inadvertent Deployment of Air Bags
DP26005
Still open defect petition · opened July 13, 2026 · the air bags
NHTSA safety record
Honda
Every complaint, recall and defect investigation on file for a Honda, model years 2010 to 2026.
187
Vehicles
46,094
Complaints
362
Recalls
286
Fires
68
Deaths
187Honda year and model combinations have enough on file to be worth a page here, and between them their owners have filed 46,094 safety complaints with NHTSA. More of those name the electrical system than any other system: 8,738 of them. The single most complained-about is the 2018 CR-V, with 2,117.
NHTSA holds 362 recall campaigns naming Honda vehicles, across every model year the agency records rather than only the ones shown here. 10 defect investigations into these vehicles are open and unresolved. A death has been reported in 15 of these 187 vehicles.
Most complained-about Honda models
Complaints for every published model year of each model added together. A model that sold in larger numbers collects more complaints, and nothing here divides by sales because NHTSA does not publish them.
What goes wrong on a Honda
The systems named most often across every Honda complaint on file. One complaint can name more than one system, so these add up to more than the complaint total. "Unknown or other" is excluded: it is what the intake form records when an owner cannot place the failure.
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8,738
- ENGINE 8,385
- STEERING 6,128
- FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 4,372
- POWER TRAIN 4,072
Open investigations (10)
NHTSA has decided a pattern is worth examining and has not closed the file. A preliminary evaluation is often closed with no action; an engineering analysis is the stage that usually precedes a recall.
Inaccurate Rear Passenger Seat Belt Warning Status
PE25017
Still open preliminary evaluation · opened October 28, 2025 · the seat belts
Loss of Motive Power
PE25016
Still open preliminary evaluation · opened October 28, 2025 · the engine
Engine failure
PE25008
Still open preliminary evaluation · opened August 20, 2025 · the engine
No Restart After Auto Start/Stop Engages
EA25004
Still open engineering analysis · opened March 26, 2025 · the engine and its cooling
Rear-View Camera Failure
EA25003
Still open engineering analysis · opened February 11, 2025 · back-over prevention
Inadvertent Automatic Emergency Braking
EA25002
Still open engineering analysis · opened January 17, 2025 · forward collision avoidance
Inadvertent Automatic Emergency Braking
EA24002
Still open engineering analysis · opened April 15, 2024 · forward collision avoidance
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
EA21002
Still open engineering analysis · opened September 17, 2021 · the air bags
Air Bag Inflator Rupture
EA15001
Still open engineering analysis · opened February 24, 2015 · the air bags
Most recent Honda recalls
The newest campaigns naming a Honda, by the date the manufacturer's defect report reached NHTSA. Each one covers a build range, which may be narrower than the model years listed.
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
26V500000 · July 30, 2026
A detached screw may lodge between the frame and stem, interfering with steering and increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) · up to 43,913 vehicles
SUSPENSION:REAR
26V424000 · July 1, 2026
Loose rear subframe bolts can lead to a loss of vehicle stability or rear subframe detachment, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) · up to 3,933 vehicles
Pages 2026 Passport 2026 Pilot
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
26V423000 · July 1, 2026
A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) · up to 325,588 vehicles
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
26V366000 · June 4, 2026
A detached bottle cap can become a projectile and strike the user or others nearby, increasing the risk of injury.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) · up to 1,048,613 vehicles
Pages 2025 CR-V Hybrid 2025 Accord Hybrid 2024 CR-V Hybrid 2024 Accord Hybrid 2023 Accord Hybrid 2023 CR-V Hybrid
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
26V365000 · June 4, 2026
Failure of rear suspension components, such as the rear control arm, can cause a loss of vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) · up to 880,514 vehicles
Pages 2023 Ridgeline 2023 Passport 2022 Pilot 2022 Ridgeline 2022 Passport 2021 Pilot
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
26V332000 · May 21, 2026
Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) · up to 98,892 vehicles
Pages 2026 Odyssey 2025 Odyssey 2025 Ridgeline 2024 Odyssey 2023 Ridgeline 2023 Odyssey
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
26V306000 · May 14, 2026
A rearview image that does not display correctly reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) · up to 59,887 vehicles
Pages 2025 Prologue 2024 Prologue
AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
26V227000 · April 9, 2026
Air bags that deploy unexpectedly can increase the risk of injury.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) · up to 440,830 vehicles
Pages 2022 Odyssey 2021 Odyssey 2020 Odyssey 2019 Odyssey 2018 Odyssey
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
26V194000 · March 26, 2026
A fuel leak near the rear tire can increase the risk of a crash or injury. In addition, a fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) · up to 429 vehicles
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
26V146000 · March 12, 2026
A detached screw may lodge between the frame and stem, interfering with steering and increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) · up to 19,406 vehicles
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Every Honda page on this site
187 vehicles across 29 models, newest model year first.
Built from NHTSA's complaint file published August 20, 2026, its recall campaign API and its defect investigation file. A complaint is one owner's unverified account, not a finding of fault. How this is counted. · All makes
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