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1997 Honda Accord air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 115 complaints for the 1997 Honda Accord, 21% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
115 21% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
76,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
15 and 1
Injuries and deaths
13 and 8

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 1997 Honda Accord Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 76,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 8 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 76,000 miles
Based on 25 complaints that include mileage. 24% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles8
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 25 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 24% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 15 crashes, 1 fire, 13 injuries, 8 deaths.

What owners wrote

SRS light on 1997 honda accord coming on. Diagnosed for $85. Battery replaced. A week later it came back on and stayed on. After another $85, told that SRS system is bad, and it will be $830 to replace. I see on the internet that this is a common problem, and learn that the replacement part is upgraded. I bought the honda because of its high reliability and would appreciate being refunded by honda.

Reported at 75,500 miles, October 2005 Death

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 honda accord. The contact stated that while parked, the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic reset the air bag light and stated that if the failure persisted, the SRS module would have to be replaced. Approximately one week later the air bag warning light re-illuminated. The vehicle was not further repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

Reported at 70,000 miles, November 2007

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