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2020 Honda Civic air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 29 complaints for the 2020 Honda Civic, 9% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
29 9% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
5 and 1
Injuries and deaths
5 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 fire, 5 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was in a wreck may 2020. I swerved to miss a deer and hit a concrete colvert, the vehicle launched and my airbags didn't go off. Vehicle caught fire, my motor, transmission, and tires came off. I suffered from spinal injury and nerve damage.

Reported at 2,000 miles, May 2020 CrashFireInjury

The contact owns a 2020 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the steering wheel air bag exploded without the vehicle crashing with another vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the residence. There were no injuries sustained, and there was no medical attention needed. The dealer was not contacted nor was the vehicle repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

Reported at 40,000 miles, July 2024

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