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2003 Honda CR-V air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 127 complaints for the 2003 Honda CR-V, 22% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
127 22% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
104,000 miles 51 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
30 and 1
Injuries and deaths
32 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2003 Honda CR-V Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 104,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 8 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 6 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 5 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 104,000 miles
Based on 51 complaints that include mileage. 37% 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 miles8
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles8
120k to 140k miles6
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles5

What the data shows

Of the 51 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 104,000 miles, and 37% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 30 crashes, 1 fire, 32 injuries.

What owners wrote

I got over to the edge of the road to avoid hitting a animal, and hit a small rock (with front passenger tire) and then subsequently had a spontaneous deployment and rupture of my passenger airbag, then my driver airbag deployed. A fire then came from the passenger airbag, with lots of dust in the air. I could not understand why a very small bump triggered the airbags and was shocked by the first, I was able to put out the fire but experienced minor burns on my middle finger and thumb on my right hand, I could…

August 2026 FireInjury

While driving the highway from bend oregon to albany oregon I was in a 2 car crash. I recall the explosion of the airbag and then coming to against the rock wall at detroit dam. I had hit the car in front of me sending it spinning and crashing up against the guard rail in the opposite direction. The honda crv went to the right and rolled 3 times coming to a stop on the side. There was medics, police and ambulances that came.

Reported at 220,000 miles, December 2013 CrashInjury

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