Tl* takata recall- the contact owns a 2002 honda civic the contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v501000 (air bags). The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, when another vehicle on his passenger side enter his lane and impacted his rear passenger side fender. The contact stated he steered to the left causing his bumper to impacted a second vehicle's rear passenger side fender. The driver side air bag did not deploy but the passenger side air bag did deploy. The contact stated no warning light were illuminated. The contact stated the next day he sustained chest pains but had not seek medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not drivable and was towed to his residence. The contact called local dealer robertson's palmdale honda located at 455 auto vista dr, palmdale, ca 93551, but was unable to contact to them. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired as of yet. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 347,944. *dt
2002 Honda Civic: airbags did not deploy in a crash
51 of the 703 complaints about the 2002 Honda Civic describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 51
- of this car's complaints
- 7%
- typical mileage
- 96,000
- recalls
- 7
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owned a 2002 honda civic. The contact stated that while driving about 20 MPH, another vehicle ran through a stop sign and crashed into the contact's front driver's side. The air bags did not deploy. The contact was unaware of any warning. A police report was filed. The contact sustained unknown injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was totaled and was towed to a tow yard. The dealer was not called. The manufacturer was not called. The contact stated that an air bag recall repair was performed on the vehicle in 2018 (the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v320000 (air bag)) by the manchester honda (860‑645‑3100, located at 24 adams st, manchester, ct 06042). The contact also stated that an unknown follow-up recall notice about driver's air bag was received after the crash. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000. *bf
Takata airbag issue: I was in a front end collision at a speed of about 20mph on a city street with no one in the passenger seat. The vehicle sustained significant front end damage, resulting in loss of the front bumper, damage to the hood and to the front engine components, including leaking of window washer and transmission fluids. The driver's air bag did not deploy, but in my estimation, is should have done so. I was not injured since I was wearing a seat belt. The air bag is a replacement air bag that was replaced by a honda dealer in virginia, at the very beginning of the takata air bag recall. I am simply reporting this as a potential safety issue, since I believe that the replacement air bag should have deployed as naturally as a factory installed one.
Tl* the contact owned a 2002 honda civic. While driving aproximately 20 MPH, the contact crashed into the driver's side of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. There were injuries sustained by the contact and the other driver, which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed from the scene and deemed totaled. The vehilce was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. There were no recalls associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was unknown.
Takata recall: I rolled my car on my way to work in august of 2015. I had gotten a letter 2 weeks prior of an airbag recall. I called the local dealerships but due to high volume I was put on a waiting list. My airbags didn't deploy and my driver's seatbelt didn't lock. I suffered a fracture to the base of my skull and a traumatic brain injury. I couldn't work at all for 9 months and could only work 10-15 hours a week for several months after that. A week after the car accident I was fired from my job without severance pay and I called honda headquarters and they told me to keep checking for class action lawsuits. I was driving on a backroad going 40 MPH and I hit some lose gravel. I over reacted and turned the wheel causing me to make a u turn. I hit my breaks hard to stop and make sure my seatbelt would lock. The momentum of stopping caused my honda to roll. Since the airbags didn't deploy my face repeatedly hit the steering wheel and because my seatbelt didn't lock my head smashed the roof of the honda repeatedly.
Takata recall----civic had unceasing lighted SRS lights on dashboard during month of june 2014. Honda mechanics informed me that the condition meant the air bags would not inflate if a need occurred. Repeated visits to honda during which they kept car for 2 days and than 3 days. They made me pay bills of $292.56 and $705.19 for a new SRS computer system so air bags would work
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda civic. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the contact crashed into a light pole. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was hauled away by the police to the contact's residence. The vehicle was later taken to an independent mechanic where the body damage was repaired. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The contact stated that the front driver's air bag was replaced per an unknown recall prior to the crash. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000. The VIN was not available.
Received notices in the mail for the federal safety agency recall 14v‑351, 11v‑260, 14v‑319, 15v‑320, and maybe others? Brought vehicle in for service (invoices attached). According to credit card receipt, I picked up vehicle from service station on 12/19/2015. To summarize, the passenger airbag was said to be part of the recall and was therefore replaced. The driver airbag was said to not be part of the recall and the original was reinstalled into the vehicle. On 3/10/2016, an SUV drove out from a side street with stop sign and our vehicles collided. The SUV was struck on its left side toward the front end and my vehicle was struck on the front end toward the right side. My vehicle's passenger airbag inflated but my vehicle's driver airbag did not deploy. Photos attached. My head struck the windshield twice during the impact of the accident. Though my concussion symptoms have improved a great deal, I continue to experience symptoms.
Tl* the contact owned a 2002 honda civic. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle was involved in a crash. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed and destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 211,000.
Was in accident nov 21,16 and driver air bag didn't deploy. It was replaced in the recall. I was driving 35 MPH and was hit in front passenger side by a vehicle pulling out into traffic see police report attached.
Takata inflators- the car was involved in a collision on the expressway. It sustained major front end damage, however the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was part of the major airbag recall. The recall was completed october 2015.
Takata recall- the car was involved in a collision on the expressway. It sustained major front end damage, however the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was part of the major airbag recall. The recall was completed october 2015.
Service bulletins that may apply
- This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators
- This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators
- Dealer message
- Advertisement in hawaiian newspapers to remind owners of the takata recall and to schedule an appointment...
- Dealer message - this video from honda senior vice president bruce smith is in response to a recall...
- Video - this video from honda senior vice president bruce smith is in response to a recall expansion that...
- In certain vehicles, the front passenger airbag inflator could produce excessive internal pressure during...
- Dealer message - clarifies direction for airbag inflator replacement in affected vehicles.
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2003-2006 MDX, 2001-2007 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot and 2006 Ridgeline vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with driver frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
- Risk
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1‑888‑234‑2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are Q5A and Y58.
Recall number 19V499000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2005-2012 RL, 2003-2007 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007-2008 Fit, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, and 2006-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with passenger frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
- Risk
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal airbag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1‑888‑234‑2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are E5D and X5C.
Recall number 19V501000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling specific 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2013-2016 ILX, 2013-2014 ILX Hybrid, 2003-2006 MDX, 2007-2016 RDX, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2004-2006, and 2009-2014 TL, 2010-2013 ZDX and 2001-2007 and 2009 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2007 and 2010-2011 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007 Fit, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, and 2006-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. The affected vehicles received a replacement driver air bag inflator as part of a previous Takata inflator recall remedy or a replacement driver air bag module containing the same inflator type as a service part. Due to a manufacturing error, in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver frontal air bag, these inflators may explode.
- Risk
- An explosion of an inflator within the driver frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver, front seat passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began April 10, 2019. Honda owners may contact customer service at 1‑888‑234‑2138. Honda's number for this recall is O41. Acura owners may contact customer service at 1‑888‑234‑2138. Acura's number for this recall is U40.
Recall number 19V182000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2012 Honda Accord and Pilot, 2010 Accord Crosstour, 2001-2011 Civic, 2002-2011 CR-V, 2003-2004, 2006-2008 and 2011 Element, 2007 and 2009-2013 Fit, 2010-2012 Insight, 2002-2004 Odyssey, and 2012 Ridgeline vehicles. The front passenger air bag may have been installed incorrectly during replacement.
- Risk
- An incorrectly installed air bag may deploy improperly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the passenger frontal air bag module assembly, free of charge. The recall began June 22, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1‑888‑234‑2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are K1P, and M1O.
Recall number 18V268000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2001-2005 Honda Civic vehicles manufactured March 21, 2000, to January 20, 2005, 2001-2004 Honda Civic GX vehicles manufactured June 14, 2000, to August 19, 2004, 2003-2005 Honda Civic Hybrid vehicles manufactured February 24, 2002, to January 18, 2005, 2003-2007 Honda Accord vehicles manufactured February 21, 2002, to August 28, 2007, 2002-2004 Honda CR-V vehicles, 2002-2003 Honda Odyssey vehicles manufactured June 19, 2001, to July 12, 2003, 2003 Acura MDX vehicles manufactured September 19, 2002, to June 19, 2003, 2003 Honda Element vehicles manufactured June 25, 2002, to July 31, 2003, and 2003 Honda Pilot vehicles manufactured November 26, 2001, to August 21, 2003. The affected vehicles have a passenger side frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture upon its deployment.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the passenger seat occupant or other occupants possibly causing serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on July 1, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1‑888‑234‑2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are JU4, JU5, JU6, and JU7. Note: Vehicles that have already received a replacement passenger air bag inflator as part of the recall remedy for an earlier campaign such as 14V353 or 14V700 (Honda recall numbers S95, JH6, JH7, JH8, JH9, JJ0, JJ1, JJ2, JJ6, JM5 and JM6) are not included in this recall. However, this recall does supersede 13V132 and 14V349. Note: On December 18, 2015 Honda informed the federal safety agency of an expansion of this recall to include certain model year 2004 Honda CR-V vehicles in addition to additional model year 2003 CR-V vehicles.
Recall number 15V370000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2001-2007 Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2001-2004 Honda Civic GX, 2003-2005 Honda Civic Hybrid, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, 2006 Ridgeline, 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2003-2006 Acura MDX, and 2002-2003 Acura 3.2TL vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion and other factors, including manufacturing variability that, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on July 1, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1‑888‑234‑2138. Owners may contact Acura customer service at 1‑800‑382‑2238, select option 4. Note: Vehicles that have had their driver frontal air bag replaced previously as part of a recall remedy prior to September 12, 2014 need to have their air bag replaced under this recall as well. Vehicles that, on or after September 12, 2014, received a remedy for a prior driver frontal air bag inflator recall already received an inflator of a different design, and therefore are not included in this recall and do not require additional servicing. Note: This recall fully supersedes recalls 08V‑593, 09V‑259, 10V‑041, 11V‑260, 14V‑351 and 15V‑153. Honda's numbers for this recall are JQ9, JR0, JR1, JR2, JR3, JR4, JR5, JR6, JR7, and JR8.
Recall number 15V320000 · Recall details
Air bags
- What is wrong
- American Honda Motor Co. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2001-2005 Honda Civic, 2003-2004 Civic CNG and Element, 2002-2005 CR-V, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2005 Accord, Pilot, Civic Hybrid, and Acura MDX, 2005 Acura RL and 2006 Honda Ridgeline vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in geographic locations associated with high absolute humidity. Specifically, vehicles sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Saipan, Guam, and American Samoa are addressed by this recall. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passengers frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger side air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began January 26, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1‑800‑999‑1009.
Recall number 14V700000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2002 Honda Civic no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2002 Honda Civic?
51 of 703 owner complaints about the 2002 Honda Civic (7%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2002 Honda Civic?
There are 7 recalls and 80 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2002 Honda Civic
Airbag light 127Transmission failure 79Headlights 52Slipping 31Seat belt 28Stalling 20Check engine light 19Grinding brakes 13Jerking 13Won't shift 12Overheating 10Adaptive cruise 9Fire or smoke 9Loss of power 9Tire blowout 7Fuel pump 6Whining noise 6Engine failure 5Fuel leak 5Harsh shifting 5Sudden acceleration 5Wipers 5
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