194 complaints reported

1995 Honda Accord Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
194
Crashes
57
Fires
0
Injuries
36

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Oct 1998

AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AFTER HAVING DEALER RESET THE SYSTEM ON TWO OCCASIONS. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED AIR BAGS MAY DEPLOY. WHY MUST CONSUMER KEEP PAYING DEALER $50.00 TO RESET SYSTEM IN WHICH THE SENSOR LIGHT REAPPEARS WITHIN 3 DAYS UP TO ONE MONTH. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, TOOK TO DEALER A THIRD TIME AND THEY RESET SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE, LIGHT HAS NOT REAPPEARED SINCE. *AK *ML

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 1998
Oct 1998

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, AND WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 1998
Oct 1998

SRS CONTROL UNIT FAILED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 1998
Sep 1998

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON IN THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAS BEEN ON FOR A WHILE THE CONSUMER FINALLY HAD IT CHECKED AND FOUND OUT THAT A NEW PASSENGER'S AIR BAG SYSTEM IS NEEDED BECAUSE OF DEPLOYMENT FAILURE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 1998
Aug 1998 Crash

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 45MPH AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE DEPLOYMENT. RECALL #96V217000, AND THE INVESTIGATION # PE 96014. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 1998
Apr 1998

OWNER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Feb 1998 Crash Injury

FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE FRONT - WHILE STOPPED, BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT LESS THAN 5 MILES PER HOUR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 1998
Dec 1997 Crash

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS IN A MINOR REAREND COLLISION. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Apr 1997
Dec 1997 Crash

DRIVER'S AIR BACK FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Nov 1997
Nov 1997

AIRBAG LIGHT ON VEHICLE WILL NOT GO OFF. DEALER DOESN'T KNOW IF IT MEANS IT WILL GO OFF OR IT WON'T GO OFF DURING IMPACT. *AK SRS UNIT WAS REPLACED AT CONSUMERS COST. *SLC

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 1997
Nov 1997

THE CONSUMER HAD COLLISION WITH REAR BUMPER AND POLE, DURING COLLISION SHE FEELS THAT THE AIR BAGS INFLATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jul 1996
Oct 1997

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG IN ACCIDENT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 1996
Oct 1997 Injury

THE TIRE HIT A CEMENT BLOCK WHILE COMING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jun 1997
Aug 1997 Injury

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS CAUSED VEHICLE COLLISION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jul 1997
Jul 1997 Crash Injury

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 1996
Jul 1997

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEHIND A VAN, THE VAN IN FRONT RAN OVER AN AX, HITTING THE BUMPER OF THE COMSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAUSING THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. THE DEPLOYED AIR BAG BROKE THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 1997
Jun 1997

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS PRIOR TO RECALL (96V-217). *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 1996
Jun 1997

DRIVER HIT A POTHOLE WHICH INADVERTENTLY MADE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Apr 1997

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG UPON IMPACTING A POLE FROM THE REAR RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jul 1996
Apr 1997 Crash Injury

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING LOW IMPACT (15 MPH) COLLISION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jul 1995
Feb 1997

OVERSENSITIVE AIR BAG, CONSUMER HIT A ROCK IN THE ROAD, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY, CONSUMER CONTACTED HONDA, HONDA STATES CONSUMER NOT LISTED UNDER THE RECALL # 96V217000. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jun 1997
Feb 1997

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN NOVEMBER, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD ORDER THE PARTS, PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE. RECALL#96V217000. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Jan 1997

WHILE DRIVING, DOWN HWY APPROX. 65MPH NO POTHOLE, NO IMPACT, SUDDENLY DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY, SHATTERING WINDSHIELD. POSSIBLE RECALL 96V217000, SRS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. *AK *ML

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Jan 1997

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGERS AIRBAG.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 1996
Dec 1996

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED A MALFUNCTION IN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT, IT STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

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Quick Summary

The 1995 Honda Accord has 194 Air Bags complaints on file. 57 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.