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2005 Honda CR-V Airbags Problems

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.
129
Latest Aug 7, 2025
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.
27%
of 479 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.
26
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
25

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 2005 Honda CR-V submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 129 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

The 25 most recent of 129, in the owner's own words

Airbags
Filed Aug 7, 2025

Power door locks do not work and driver side door lock can't be push down at all and will not open when locked.

NHTSA ID
11679007
Incident
Aug 7, 2025
Airbags
Filed Jan 25, 2025

I have read of several air bag recalls. This car has an air bag light that comes on the dash.

NHTSA ID
11638571
Incident
Jan 25, 2025
Airbags
Filed Jan 7, 2024

Airbag light on , recall notice

NHTSA ID
11564059
Incident
Jan 1, 2015
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Jul 21, 2023

Seat belt has slack in it and does not tighten up and the Airbag light on the dash comes on intermitently

NHTSA ID
11533578
Incident
Jun 11, 2023
Airbags
Filed Feb 1, 2023
Crash reported

The contact owns a 2005 Honda CR-V. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH, she rear-ended a vehicle in front. The other vehicle's windshield shattered during the impact. Both vehicles were severely damaged. The air bags did not deploy. No one was injured. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not towed, but the contact was able to push the vehicle into a parking lot. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 170,000.

NHTSA ID
11504914
Incident
Feb 1, 2023
Mileage
170,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jan 27, 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED. DURING THE DEPLOYMENT, THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT YET NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

NHTSA ID
11390193
Incident
Jan 25, 2021
Mileage
128,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jun 22, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A DIAGNOSTIC FEE OF $165 IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED NOR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 231,000. *JS

NHTSA ID
11330053
Incident
Jun 1, 2020
Mileage
231,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Apr 24, 2019
Crash reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED THREE LANES AND CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE QUARTER PANEL OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

NHTSA ID
11203388
Incident
Apr 17, 2019
Mileage
200,000 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Mar 5, 2019

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. TOLD BY HONDA DEALER THAT THIS IS DUE TO SEATBELT PART THAT IS FAULTY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. IS THIS PART OF A RECALL? I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2017 AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT RECALLS HAVE BEEN MISSED.

NHTSA ID
11184331
Incident
Mar 4, 2019
Airbags
Filed Dec 3, 2018

TAKATA RECALL CAR WAS STARTED IN PARKING LOT AT MECHANIC FOR A MISFIRING SPARK PLUGS. MECHANIC PLACED NEW SPARK PLUGS AND A MISSING COIL AND CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. CAR WAS STATIONARY IN LIE TO BE PULLED INTO THE BAY BY MECHANIC WENT INTO HIS OFFICE WHICH WAS ABOUT 75 FEET AWAY THEN HEARD AN EXPLOSION. UPON GOING OUT TO MY VECHILE HE NOTICED THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND HAD EXPLODED FOR NO REASON. THE SIDE CURTAIN AND SEAT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. CAR STILL RUNNING WAS NOT OVERHEATED NOR DID ANYONE WASVIN THE CAR. INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 11/05/2918 WAS REPORTED TO OWNER AUTO INSURANCE AS AN UNEXPLAINED LOSS AND REPORTED TO THE HONDA MANUFACTURE AS ON ISSUE AND A CLAIM NUMBER WAS ASSIGNED FROM BOTH INSURANCE COMPANY AND HONDA MANUFACTURER A CLAIM EXAMINER AUDITED THE VECHILE FOR LOSS AND HONDA MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WOULD PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS IF IT WOULD BE BROUGHT TO A HONDA DEALER. CAR WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND A SPECIALIZED NO READING COULD BE CONCLUDED AS THE SRS WAS FRIED HONDA THE ESTIMATE INCLUDES SRS UNIT, SEAT SENSORS, CURTAIN AIRBAG, DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY, LABOR IS $1,082.00 AND PARTS ARE $3,172.87 TOTAL $4,254.87 FOR TOTAL REPAIRS. I AM WAITING ON MY HONDA DPSM REP TO GIVE ME FEEDBACK. INSURANCE COMPANY ASKED FOR A FORENSIC MECHANIC TO EVALUATED OR GET TO ROOT CAUSE OF AIRBAGS SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODING THROUGH BLACK BOX AS HONDA DID NOT INCLUDE BLACK BOX TILL THE 2012 MODELS THIS VECHILE IS A 2005 MODEL HENCE DID NOT HAVE A BLACK BOX AND NO DETERMINATION WAS DETERMINED FOR ROOT CAUSE. THE VECHILE BEING A 2005 13 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAD A TOTAL OF 143,850 MILES, BODY AND INTERIOR LEARHER SEARS WERE IN IDEAL CONDITION. CAR SHOULD HAVE LASTED AT LEAST ANOTHER 100,000 MILES CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS AND CAR WAS SCRAPED. FACT WAS IF I OR ANYONE ELSE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE CAR IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN FATAL ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
11155768
Incident
Nov 5, 2018
Mileage
143,850 mi
AirbagsEngine
Filed Sep 8, 2018

TAKATA RECALL. I TOOK MY HONDA CRV TO THE DEALERSHIP LAST WEEK TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS REPLACED DUE TO THE RECALL. NOW MY AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM FIX THE ISSUE, BUT THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS UNRELATED. THEY SAID THE COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING UNTIL AFTER I TOOK IT IN. TOO COINCIDENTAL. AFTER DOING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH IT APEARS MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN WHICH HONDA DOES NOT COVER THE COST. PEOPLE ARE PAYING ROUGHLY $1000 TO REPLACE THEIR COMPRESSORS. I AM SUBMITTING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE THIS IS NOT RIGHT. I HOPE I AM NOT DEALING WITH A CORRUPT ORGANIZATION.

NHTSA ID
11128260
Incident
Aug 30, 2018
Mileage
150,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Aug 31, 2018
Crash reported1 injury reported

THIS HONDA CR-V 2015 AS FAR AS I KNOW WAS TOTAL IN APRIL 2016. I DID REPORT THIS INFORMATION TO HONDA.

NHTSA ID
11123825
Incident
Apr 15, 2016
Mileage
125,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Aug 27, 2018

TAKATA RECALL...I KEEP GETTING RECALL NOTICES BUT WE TRADED THE CAR IN ABOUT 6 YEARS AGO. WE DON?T KNOW WHERE IT IS. WE HAVE CALLED HONDA AND GONE TO THE NEW YORK STATE DMV AND THEY CAN?T REMOVE OUR NAME FROM THE LIST. IT IS NO LONGER IN OUR POSSESSION. PLEASE REMOVE OUR NAME FROM THE LIST. THANK YOU, *TR

NHTSA ID
11122475
Incident
Aug 31, 2012
Mileage
90,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Aug 24, 2018
Crash reported

INFORMED HONDA SEVERAL TIMES THAT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AS SALVAGE IN 2014. WITH LAST CONVERSATION, HONDA REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED THAT THE DATABASE THAT HONDA UTILIZES FOR TRACKING TAKATA AIRBAGS IS OUT OF DATE ... AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE SOME TIME FOR HONDA TO CEASE SENDING RECALL NOTICES. THIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN UP TO DATE RECORDS IS COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE.

NHTSA ID
11122169
Incident
May 15, 2014
Mileage
7,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Feb 1, 2018

NEED AIR BAGS FIXED THERE WAS A RECALL

NHTSA ID
11066549
Incident
Feb 1, 2018
AirbagsSeat beltsSuspension
Filed Jan 8, 2018
Crash reported

"TAKATA RECALL" - ON NOV 19, 2016, I HAD AN ACCIDENT. I WAS GOING DOWN A SANDY DIRT ROAD AND HEARD A LOUD POP OR BANG (ENDED UP BEING THE STABILIZER BAR BROKE) AND SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JERKED TO THE LEFT, SLAMMING THE CAR INTO A DITCH WHERE THERE WAS A FULL EMBANKMENT. I WAS SLUNG TO THE LEFT, HITTING MY HEAD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS AND THE SIDE SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BOUNCING ME BACK TO CENTER. TO MY SHOCK AND WONDER THE DRIVERS SIDE, STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED, WHICH HAS CONCERNED ME EVERY SINCE THE ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
11061305
Incident
Nov 19, 2016
Airbags
Filed Jan 8, 2018

TAKATA RECALL "SIDE AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT IS ON AND IS NO LONGER TURNING OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED.

NHTSA ID
11061106
Incident
Jan 8, 2018
AirbagsElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Dec 9, 2017

AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON/OFF AT WILL, DASH LIGHT STOP WORKING, AND THE GAGES STOP/GLITCH AT WILL WHEN IT IS EITHER HOT/COLD/NORMAL OUT SIDE. AND THIS ALL HAPPENED STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET, OR A HIGHWAY, TURNING, BRAKING, ETC. AND IT IS A PROBLEM THAT CREATED THE UNSAFE CONDITION. AND I AM A MECHANIC AND I AM MOST CERTAIN IT COULD BE A COMPUTER ARE WIRING FACTORY DEFECT FOR ANY MORE QUESTION? U MAY CALL[XXX] AT [XXX] OR E-MAIL AT [XXX] OR MAILING TO ADDRESS TO [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ID
11053649
Incident
Nov 2, 2017
Mileage
182,880 mi
AirbagsElectrical
Filed Dec 8, 2017

I RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE TAKATA AIRBAGS, FROM THE PERFECTION HONDA 2603 AMERICAN RD SE, RIO RANCHO, NM, 87124, I TOOK THE HONDA IN FOR THOSE REPAIRS, THAT CAUSED A ELECTRICAL SHORT, AND DAMAGE TO BATTERY AND PARTS, THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THEIR DAMAGE, THE DAMAGE LIGHT IS STILL ON, I ASKED THEM FOR REPAIRS, TO NO AVAIL, [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

NHTSA ID
11053575
Incident
Jun 15, 2016
Mileage
15,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Nov 15, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN A RECALL REGARDING THE SIDE AIR BAGS (THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE AIR BAG WAS UNKNOWN) FOR WHICH THE REMEDY WAS COMPLETED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. CORNHUSKER TOYOTA HONDA (3510 KAUFMAN AVENUE, GRAND ISLAND, NE 68803; 308-382-4620) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATION WAS SEPARATE FROM THE RECALL, AND THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,500.

NHTSA ID
11046276
Incident
Jun 1, 2017
Mileage
80,500 mi
Airbags
Filed Nov 12, 2017

I TOOK MY CAR TO GET SERVICED AND TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS REPLACED FOLLOWING THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE REPLACED, BUT THEY WERE NEVER IN FACT REPLACED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND I AM CONTINUING TO RECEIVE NOTICES FROM HONDA THAT MY AIRBAGS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. I WOULD APPRECIATE TO HAVE A TRUTHFUL ANSWER AND TO HAVE THIS SITUATION FIXED!

NHTSA ID
11045490
Incident
Aug 22, 2015
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Oct 13, 2017

2015 DRIVER AIRBAG RECALL, 2017 PASSANGER AIRBAG RECALL. TWO DAYS BEFORE BAG RRPLACED THE SRS LIGHT STAYED ON. HONDA SERVICE SAID IT WAS UNRELATED AND THE CPULD NOT TURN IT OFF AND I WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO DIAGNOSIS AND IT MAY COST THOUSANDS

NHTSA ID
11033252
Incident
Oct 7, 2017
Airbags
Filed Aug 24, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. AFTER OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COGGINS HONDA (LOCATED AT 11051 S ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO, FL 32837) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 10/26/2017*JS

NHTSA ID
11019297
Incident
Apr 15, 2015
Mileage
62,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jul 18, 2017

2005 HONDA CRV. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG.*LD THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DAY AFTER THE AIRBAG RECALL WAS PERFORMED THE FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND A REPAIR FEE. *JS

NHTSA ID
10965589
Incident
Nov 21, 2016
Airbags
Filed Jul 6, 2017
Crash reported1 injury reported

TAKATA RECALL- FRONT END HIGHWAY BUMPER TO BUMPER COLLISION AT APPROX 40 MPH- AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAR HAD THE TAKATA RECALL AIRBAG REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AGO AT A LICENSED HONDA DEALER BUT THE NEWLY REPLACED AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY

NHTSA ID
11003302
Incident
Jul 5, 2017
Mileage
150,000 mi

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