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2008 Honda CR-V air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 325 complaints for the 2008 Honda CR-V, 27% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
325 27% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
92,000 miles 61 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
29 and 0
Injuries and deaths
28 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2008 Honda CR-V Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 92,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 11 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 8 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 8 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 7 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 92,000 miles
Based on 61 complaints that include mileage. 28% 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 miles6
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles11
100k to 120k miles8
120k to 140k miles8
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles7
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 61 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 92,000 miles, and 28% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 29 crashes, 28 injuries.

What owners wrote

My 2008 honda crv was involved in a major front end collision. The driver side airbag deployed but my wife was in the passenger seat and her airbag did not deploy.

Reported at 7,084 miles, April 2009 CrashInjury

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle inside the garage, the air bags inadvertently deployed. There were no injuries sustrained. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v061000 (air bags) and stated that that the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure.

Reported at 128,000 miles, April 2016

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