Honda CR-V / 2003
2003 Honda CR-V problems
Owners have filed 580 complaints about the 2003 Honda CR-V with NHTSA. Air bags account for 21.7% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine and engine cooling at 14.8%.
Complaints580
Crashes56
Fires28
Injuries43
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Air bags 21.7% · 126
Engine and engine cooling 14.8% · 86
Electrical system 10.9% · 63
Exterior lighting 7.8% · 45
Vehicle speed control 5.5% · 32
Equipment 5.2% · 30
Power train 4.1% · 24
Unknown or other 4.1% · 24
Severity
Of those complaints, 56 describe a crash, 28 describe a fire and 43 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 30 model years of the Honda CR-V in this data, 2003 sits 14th by complaint volume. 2018 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 9 in the last three years against 26 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 74,231 miles.
In owners' own words
I was involved in two separate accidents involving animals and the airbags did not deploy. November 2009 a head on deer collision at 70 miles per hour. Vehicle had over $5000 worth of damage. December 2010 a turkey was hit head on in flight at 60 miles per hour with no airbag deployment. We felt that the airbags should have deployed and are very concerned with safety in a more serious non-giving collision. Air bags · reported at 100,000 miles
The contact owns a 2003 Honda crv. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v351000 (air bags) however, the contact was unable to have the vehicle serviced under the recall because the part was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Air bags
The contact owns a 2003 Honda crv. The contact stated that the vehicle was involved in a front end collision and none of the air bags deployed. A police report was filed and the passenger suffered minor contusions. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who was not able to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure and current mileage was 95,000. Air bags · reported at 95,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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