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2002 Honda Accord air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 275 complaints for the 2002 Honda Accord, 22% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
275 22% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
85,000 miles 171 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
87 and 1
Injuries and deaths
81 and 2

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2002 Honda Accord Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 85,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 12 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 17 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 26 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 25 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 17 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 16 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 19 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 7 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 9 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 6 complaints 200k+ miles: 17 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 85,000 miles
Based on 171 complaints that include mileage. 32% 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 miles12
20k to 40k miles17
40k to 60k miles26
60k to 80k miles25
80k to 100k miles17
100k to 120k miles16
120k to 140k miles19
140k to 160k miles7
160k to 180k miles9
180k to 200k miles6
200k+ miles17

What the data shows

Of the 171 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 85,000 miles, and 32% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 87 crashes, 1 fire, 81 injuries, 2 deaths.

What owners wrote

My uncle was traveling on a state highway when his 02 honda hydroplaned on a rainy afternoon and hit head on with another vehicle. My three month old daughter sustained severe head trauma and died at the hospital a little later. Eleven days later my uncle died from severe bleeding and brain damage. Honda said nothing was wrong with this car. My daughter who was 2 at the time was a passenger along with two other cousins, they all came out fine.

September 2006 CrashInjuryDeath

I did not have an accident. I am reporting honda because they lied to me and said my car was not on the recall list. About 2 months after the airbag recall became public I called them to ask if my car was on the recall. I was instantly told it was not. I just today went to this site online and looked it up and find it is. I believe honda was involved in a deliberate cover-up.

Reported at 116,825 miles, November 2014

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