Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2015 Honda CR-V submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 25 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
I was hit on 5/29/26. I was going 40mph or so and a car turned left into the front and side of my vehicle. My airbags did not deploy and was wondering why? I got whiplash bad and hurt myself as well as slamming into steering wheel.
Systematic safety opponent failure - passenger side air bag. It deployed into my daughter's face. I took it to Hayward Honda for repair. No police, no insurance as of yet. The dealership is claiming that the impact occurred in the undercarriage, but no report, no pictures, no EDR data provided. This was simply a spontaneous, non-impact, faulty airbag deployment. I was able to continue to drive my vehicle with no problems. They had suggested I file a claim with my insurance, but I requested the information. I want to report this, for they still have my vehicle with no resolution.
A serious accident that totaled the car happened. The driver side curtain airbag did not deploy and the driver broke her wrist. Side curtain airbags on passenger side opened even though there was no passenger in the seat. The driver steering wheel airbag did deploy. Car appears to have been hit head on based on the damage that I saw.
Passenger side air bag sensor came on showing it to be defective. Had to pay to be replaced due to safety (air bags could fail to deploy).
June 2,2021 was rear ended by full speed car (30-40mph) that put me into an on coming car at a traffic light. Crunched my Honda 2015 CRV where I couldn't even open the front doors and my head hit the steering wheel, my arms and my spine cracked. Thankfully did not brake anything however still in pain and need continuing chiropractic care. If the Honda I was driving didn't have the function of in brake assist the turning vehicle from the on coming street wouldn't have survived. There were no warnings or failure lights, messages or notices from the dealership where we regularly took for service. Honda CRV 2015 totaled ownership no longer in my name
When I went in for maintenance, I was told that the front airbags would not deploy. In the event of a car accident, the airbags cannot be popped. I know some cars were recalled in 2016 for airbag issues, should I be treated reasonably as well since my car has the same issue.
Vehicle collided with a deer at 65 mph. The passenger side front air bag deployed but the driver airbag did not deploy.
According to the dealership looking at the vehicle, the air bag had a critical failure. The vehicle is only 5 years old. While the dealership stated this was the failure of a critical component and that the vehicle should not even be driven off the lot until the air bag was fully repaired, American Honda is stating it was simply an issue with the indicator light and that the air bag was fully functional. Either the local Honda dealer or American Honda is not being honest about what happened here, but if the air bags on 5 year old Honda vehicles are failing, this seems like something that likely should be more aggressively address, particularly in light of the many air bag failures that have been in the news over the past few years.
LIKE SEVERAL OTHER CRV OWNERS, MY VEHICLE IS ALSO SUFFERING FROM AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN THE JUNE 2020, AND IT'S STILL ON. THE VEHICLE WAS IN A STATIONARY POSITION WHEN THE WARNINGIGHT CAME ON. HONDA DEALER WANTS $1600 TO FIX THE ISSUE. I WANT TO SELL THE CAR, BUT NOW I HAVE TO PAY THAT AMOUNT TO SELL MY CAR. PLEASE HELP.
WE WERE TRAVELING ON A ROAD AT 55 MPH. ANOTHER VEHICLE ABRUPTLY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF US AT 10 MPH. OUR DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO AVOID COLLISION BY SWERVING TO THE RIGHT MEDIAN. THE IMPACT WAS OUR FRONT DRIVER SIDE HITTING THE OTHER DRIVER'S BACK PASSENGER SIDE. ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENTS, OUR CAR WENT AIR BORN AND INTO A MULTIPLE SPIN SITUATION. WE TOOK OUT A GUARD RAIL. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED ON ALL SIDES OF THE VEHICLE, EXCEPT THE ROOF. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. POLICE RULED FAULT WAS THE OTHER DRIVER. WE WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. LUGGAGE FLEW OUT THE BACK WINDOW, APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET INTO THE ROAD. THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED SUCCESSFULLY. NEITHER FRONT AIRBAG DEPLOYED. GLASS IN WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED, BUT PART OF THE GUARD RAIL (WE THINK) TOOK OUT THE GLASS IN A CIRCULAR PATTERN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.
AIRBAG SEAT BELT LIGHT REMAINS ON BUT IS INTERMITTENT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. NOT COVERED THROUGH HONDA OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. UNABLE TO GET A CODE USING A BOSCH LIVE DATA PLUS CODE READER. SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS PART OF THE HONDA RECALL OR RECENT FEDERAL INVESTIGATION OPEN ON THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT. THIS AIRBAG/SEATBELT LIGHT WILL STAY ON THE ENTIRE TIME I AM DRIVING. BU MAY NOT DUPLICATE THE NEXT TIME I START UP THE ENGINE. VERY CONCERNED AS HONDA MA NOT BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE AS LIGHT INTERMITTENT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THOUROGHLY:
NO DEPLOYMENT ON COLLISION, DRIVER BROKE THE BREASTBONE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN A DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND SUSTAINED MULTIPLE BRUISES AND CUTS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC'S HOLDING LOT. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
I HAD JUST RETURNED FROM THE GROCERY STORE WITH ONE OF MY DAUGHTERS. WE PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND MY 2015 HONDA CR-V EX-L WAS STOPPED AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. MY CAR WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. BEFORE I COULD PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP TO A VERY HIGH RPM AND LUNGED FORWARD. EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE BREAK, I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE CAR RAN OF TWO DIFFERENT SETS OF BUSHES BEFORE RUNNING INTO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF MY HOUSE! THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND (MAYBE LUCKILY) HER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIRBAG MAY BE A TANAKA AIRBAG. I HIT MY AIRBAG WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE AIR BEGAN TO SMOKE. MY DAUGHTER'S WAS INJURED AND SHE SUFFERED A VERY BLOODY NOSE WHEN HER HEAD HIT THE DASHBOARD. I SUFFERED BRUISES TO MY ABDOMEN. THE FORCE OF THE CRASH KNOCKED THE PLASTER OFF THE INSIDE OF MY KITCHEN AND THREW IT 10 FEET. THE STUDS WERE KNOCKED OFF THE MOORINGS. BECAUSE MY HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1929 STUDS DID NOT BRAKE AND THE DAMAGE WAS ONLY COSMETIC. IT IS LIKELY THAT THE CAR IS TOTALED AND THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT COSTS IN REPAIRING THE HOUSE.
TAKATA RECALL AIRBAG
TAKATA RECALL
TAKATA RECALL
ON JUNE 12TH, 2017, I PASSED OUT WHILE DRIVING AND HIT A PARKED PICKUP. I WAS TRAVELING AT 50-55 MPH WHEN I CRASHED. MY CAR PUSHED THE PICKUP BACKWARDS 33'. THE PICKUP PUSHED THE CAR BEHIND IT 8' THEN THAT CAR WAS PUSHED BACKWARD INTO ANOTHER CAR. MY CAR AND THE PICKUP WERE TOTALED. MY SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS SEVERELY INJURED. I SUSTAINED 5 BROKEN RIBS, MY LEFT WRIST WAS BROKEN ALONG WITH A BONE IN THE SAME HAND. I HAD A LARGE HEMATOMA ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY NECK AND A BASEBALL SIZE HEMATOMA ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY ABDOMEN. MOST OF MY INJURIES WAS FROM THE SEAT BELT. THERE WAS AN ABRASION ACROSS MY NECK. THE MUSCLES IN MY RIGHT CHEST WERE PULLED. ALSO THE MUSCLES AROUND MY RIGHT BREAST AND UNDER MY RIGHT ARM WERE PULLED. ON JULY 3RD , I HAD SURGERY TO REMOVE THE HEMATOMA ON MY LEFT ABDOMEN. IT WAS ATHE SIZE OF TWO FISTS. I HAVE WORN A WOUND VAC SINCE THE SURGERY AND HAVE 2-3 WEEKS TO GO. I RECEIVED A BLOW TO THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I HAD A. RISE ON MY FOREHEAD AND ALONG THE BRIDGE OF MY NOSE. I BELIEVE THE SIDE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. MY INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY LESS HAD THE AIRBAGS PROTECTED ME. I'M REQUESTING THAT YOU INVESTIGATE WHO MADE THE PARTS FOR THE AIRBAGS AND WHY DID THEY NOT WORK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT FAINTED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE, SCRAPED TWO VEHICLES, AND THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET. ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND A WHITE SUBSTANCE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OUT OF THE VEHICLE BY TWO INDIVIDUALS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED EXTENSIVE INJURIES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY (BROKEN RIBS, WRISTS, ETC.) AND THE HEAD. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A YARD. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH A DEALER BECAUSE THERE WAS NO AIR BAG FAILURE UNTIL A CRASH OCCURRED. THE CONTACT REPORTED THE FAILURE TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/30/17*LJ *CN
STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING AND TURNING WHILE IN MOTION, BOTH WHEN ACCELERATING AND COASTING ON ANY STREET OR SPEED. ODOMETER 14,000. DON'T FEEL I HAVE CONTROL OF CAR. WHOLE CAR VIBRATING SINCE PURCHASE. AIRBAG RECALL WAS FIXED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE DETAILS OF WHERE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, BUT IT WAS UNKNOWN IF MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE AND THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FRAME RAIL WAS CRUSHED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.
THE CRV WAS INVOLVED IN A LARGE ACCIDENT AND THE LEFT FRONT LOWER FRAME RAIL IS CRUSHED FROM A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE LEFT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY NOR THE SEATBELT LOCK UP CAUSING A MINOR INJURY TO THE DRIVER. HONDA USA WAS CONTACTED BUT REFUSED TO SEND AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE CAR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN ANY MANUFACTURER AIR BAG RECALLS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED OR EXCLUDED FROM ANY AIR BAG RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED OR EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/13/16*LJ UPDATED 01/24/17.*JB *TR
VEHICLE PURCHASED IN FEB 2015. HONDA CRV - EX. CURRENT MILES - 11K PURCHASED DEALER - OCEAN HONDA, NEW PORT RICHEY, FL SERVICING DEALER - HENDRICK HONDA, BRADENTON, FL THERE WAS A RATCHETING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL EVERY TIME I TURN THE WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED CONSTANTLY DURING DRIVING & MAKING TURNS. HENDRICK HONDA IN BRADENTON FL, TESTED IT ON 10/6/15 AND MENTIONED THAT THERE IS A STEERING WHEEL SENSOR THAT IS CAUSING THIS NOISE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY REPLACED IT, BUT MY STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS FAILED. I TOOK IT BACK IN THE NEXT DAY ON 10/7/15 AND THEY FIXED THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS. THE RATCHETING NOISE CAME BACK A FEW DAYS LATER AND THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP MENTIONED THAT THEY DIDN'T DIVE DEEPER LAST TIME AND THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN ON 10/26/15. THE NOISE WENT AWAY, BUT ANOTHER PROBLEM SURFACED ON 11/14/15. THIS TIME IT WAS THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT THAT CONSTANTLY REMAIN LIT. THE OWNERS MANUAL SAID THAT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO GET THIS CHECKED OUT IMMEDIATELY. SO, MY CAR IS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 11/16. EVEN THE SERVICE ADVISORS ARE STUMPED AND SAY THAT THIS IS UNUSUAL FOR A BRAND NEW 2015 HONDA WITH 11K MILES TO HAVE ISSUES LIKE THIS. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA TODAY AND HAVE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT STATING THAT THE ISSUES ARISING ARE THREATENING MY SAFETY AS A DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE AND HONDA SOLD ME A CAR WITH SERIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. THEY ARE INVESTIGATING.
WAITED MONTHS FOR DEALER TO REPAIR RECALLED AIR BAG INFLATOR. HAVE NO CONTACT.
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