Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
11
Latest Jan 23, 2019
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
17%
of 64 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming airbag
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Airbags
Filed Jan 23, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ALTHOUGH THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS NOT OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VACAVILLE HONDA (751 ORANGE DR, VACAVILLE, CA 95687) ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY REPAIRED THE WARNING INDICATOR; HOWEVER, IT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.
NHTSA ID
11171700
Incident
Jan 1, 2019
Mileage
139,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Apr 25, 2017
Crash reported1 death reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AFTER LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED EXCEPT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP, BUT IT HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS ONE FATALITY DUE TO THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.
NHTSA ID
10980438
Incident
Apr 18, 2017
Airbags
Filed Jan 11, 2017
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
NHTSA ID
10944324
Incident
Jul 20, 2016
Airbags
Filed Jan 3, 2017
TAKATA RECALL: MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER,. REMEDY PARTS NEEDED TO CONDUCT PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALLS WERE SUPPOSE TO BECOME AVAILABLE IN LATE SUMMER/FALL OF 2016.
NHTSA ID
10939294
Incident
May 23, 2016
Airbags
Filed Jan 2, 2017
IN JULY 2016, HONDA SENT ME AN INITIAL LETTER ADVISING ME OF AN AIRBAG RECALL IN MY VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE LETTER AND NHTSA'S WEBSITE, THE REMEDY WOULD BE AVAILABLE NO LATER THAN FALL 2016. TO DATE, THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY AVAILABLE AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL LETTER FROM HONDA.
NHTSA ID
10939037
Incident
Jul 1, 2016
Airbags
Filed Aug 17, 2016
GOOD MORNING, I AM REQUESTING THAT THE NHTSA INVESTIGATE AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG INFLATOR IN OUR 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON AND WE SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK THE CAR TO OUR MECHANIC. HE INFORMED US THAT WHEN HE RAN THE DIAGNOSTIC, CODE "33-10" CAME UP, STATING THERE IS AN OPEN OR INCREASED RESISTANCE IN THE LEFT SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG. MY MECHANIC SUGGESTED WE GO TO HONDA FOR MORE INFORMATION. DURING OUR VISIT TO HONDA, THEY CONFIRMED THE ISSUE AND INFORMED US THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST ~$1,600 TO FIX. (ATTACHED IS A COPY OF THE INFORMATION FROM HONDA) WE THEN WENT BACK TO OUR MECHANIC, WHO SUGGESTED THAT WE CONTACT THE NHTSA ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WHEN CALLING THE SERVICE LINE, WE WERE INFORMED THAT WE SHOULD FILE A VEHICLE SAFETY COMPLAINT. WE ARE OF COURSE VERY CONCERNED, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NUMBER OF ISSUES WITH HONDA AND THE TAKATA INFLATORS, THAT PERHAPS OUR CAR MAY BE AFFECTED AS WELL. CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES THAT ARE IMPACTED, WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY. WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT NHTSA WILL BE ABLE TO SUPPORT US IN INVESTIGATING THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. *TR
NHTSA ID
10896527
Incident
May 1, 2016
Airbags
Filed Jul 22, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA ID
10887749
Incident
Jul 21, 2016
Airbags
Filed Jul 18, 2016
TAKATA RECALL - MY CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED AND I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY HONDA.
NHTSA ID
10885695
Incident
Jul 1, 2016
AirbagsDriver assistanceElectrical
Filed Feb 4, 2016
Crash reported1 injury reported
VEHICLE MOVING IN TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY, ALL POWER LOST NOT ABLE TO MOVE AND INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. CHP REPORT PENDING. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA ID
10824216
Incident
Jan 27, 2016
Mileage
77,000 mi
Airbags
Filed May 25, 2013
AFTER DRIVING MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID JUST OVER 5 YEARS AND WITH ABOUT 50K MILES ON IT, MY AIRBAG SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT SHOWED ERROR CODE 33-10 AND THAT THE LEFT SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG FIRST INFLATOR HAD GONE BAD AND THAT BOTH IT AND THE LEFT SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL COST WAS $1468. I CONSIDER SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS TO BE CRITICAL ITEMS IN MY CAR AND HAVE A "ZERO DEFECT" EXPECTATION FOR THEM. I HAD BOUGHT A HONDA FOR TWO REASONS: SAFETY AND RELIABILITY. FOR IT TO HAVE THIS KIND OF FAILURE WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE AND AGE CONCERNS ME GREATLY. IT ALSO CONCERNS ME THAT HONDA WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT ON A SAFETY ISSUE SUCH AS THIS. $1468 IS OUTRAGEOUS. IT APPEARS THAT I AM NOT THE FIRST HONDA OWNER TO HAVE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. HOW MANY MORE WILL HONDA HAVE ON A SAFETY ITEM LIKE AN AIRBAG BEFORE THEY ISSUE A RECALL? *TR
NHTSA ID
10513557
Incident
May 2, 2013
Mileage
49,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Oct 5, 2012
SRS LITE ON, COMPUTER CODE CORRECTION FROM HONDA DEALER: 32-10---PASSENGER SIDE INFLATER 33-10--LEFT SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG. HONDA DEALER SAYING NO WARRANTY, COST $1300 TO FIX. OUR CAR IS IN A VERY GOOD CONDITION, IS IT THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG? WHO ELSE GOT THIS PROBLEM. *TR
NHTSA ID
10478799
Incident
Oct 4, 2012
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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