2002 Honda CR-V Air Bags
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
Complaint Timeline
Chronological view of owner reports
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A GUARD RAIL. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES ,AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. *AK
AFTER REAR ENDING A VEHICLE 25 MPH, THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *NM *LA
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. AS A RESULT, AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE AND WOULDN'T DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED SEVERAL TIMES. AT LAST INSPECTION MECHANIC INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED, AND WILL COST $665.00 FOR THE PART ALONE, NOT INCLUDING LABOR. PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE "T-BONED";VEHICLE BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.
ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. ONCE WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40/45 MPH THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ON A BLOCK OF ICE. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND IT ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES COMING TO REST IN A DITCH. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED A BROKEN NECK, LOSS OF FRONT TEETH AND A CONCUSSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE DRIVER OVER CORRECTED THE STEERING WHEEL AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED AND ROLLED LANDING ON IT'S ROOF. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED ANOTHER BROKEN NECK, MAJOR FACIAL INJURIES, BRUISES AND SWELLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *NM
WHILE DRIVING AT 40-MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT COLLISION AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, NO AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. DRIVER WAS WEARING THE SEAT BELT.*AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HIT IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
WHILE DRIVING SRS INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, WHICH INDICATES THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE, IT SHOULDN'T BE DRIVEN. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK.
THE SRS LIGHT WILL COMES ON AND STAYS ON WHILE THE CONSUMER IS DRIVING, THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND NOTED THAT THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE. NLM
SRS SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON.THIS INDICATES IF VEHICLE IS IN A CRASH, AIR BAGS WILL BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER CONTACTED. CANNOT FIX PROBLEM.*AK
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Quick Summary
The 2002 Honda CR-V has 111 Air Bags complaints on file. 23 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.