I had been driving for approximately 30 minutes. As I drove along I-575 - a 4-lane highway - I noticed a kind of power surge from my engine. My speedometer registered 80 MPH! I applied the brakes but was unable to slow the car more than 20-30 MPH, and then it started to creep back up. I exited at that point, knowing I needed help. I was still going much too fast. I looked for a service station and not only was there none, within seconds I was faced with a red light with 4 lanes of cross traffic (george busby parkway) - I couldn't stop the car! So I took it off the road in a controlled crash, going over the curb, 6 or so feet of grass, a huge hedge, and crashed into a very tall, mature crape myrtle. Thank god the car finally stopped. I was fortunate the crape myrtle consisted of multiple trunks rather than being an oak or similar. The crape myrtle managed to dissipate the impact of my car and I only sustained a broken wrist. The air bag did not deploy. My insurance company is charging me with driving out of control!!!!
2002 Honda CR-V: airbags did not deploy in a crash
22 of the 515 complaints about the 2002 Honda CR-V describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 22
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- typical mileage
- 96,000
- recalls
- 8
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda cr-v. The contact stated that the vehicle was rear ended while at a red light. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained shoulder, neck, and low back injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was later taken to paul paint and body shop in high ridge, mo, where the vehicle was being repaired for the crash damage. In addition, the contact stated that the steering wheel position lock failed to adjust and remain secure. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 15v370000 and 15v320000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.
Tl* the contact owned a 2002 honda cr-v. While driving 35 MPH, another vehicle ran the stop sign and was t-boned by the contact's vehicle. The contact stated that the seat belt pretensioner failed and the air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact's wife sustained a broken knee cap and upper torso injuries. The rear passenger sustained back injuries and the driver sustained back and torso injuries. Medical attention was required. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired for a recall in 2010. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The recall specifics were not provided. The failure mileage was approximately 188,000. Updated 05/17/17*lj updated 08/07/2017
Tl* the contact owned a 2002 honda cr-v. While driving 10 MPH, the vehicle accelerated independently. The contact depressed the brake pedal; however, the brakes failed to slow the vehicle. The contact crashed into a guardrail. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to the contact's residence. The contact sustained scratches and bruises to the upper arm and body that did not require medical attention. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 15v370000 (air bags) and 15v320000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 69,000.
Tl* the contact owned a 2002 honda cr-v. While driving 45 MPH, another vehicle failed to yield and crashed into the driver side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained back, neck, head, and left hand injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a salvage yard. The vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v349000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000. Updated 02/19/16*lj
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda cr-v. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree. During the crash, the front end of the vehicle was severely damaged but the air bags did not deploy. It was unknown if a police report was filed or if any injuries were reported. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owned a 2002 honda cr-v. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle in front of the contact's vehicle suddenly stopped, causing the contact to rear end the preceding vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the chest, ribs, sternum and back that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v351000 (air bags). The failure mileage was 128,355... Updated 02/19/15 *bf updated 02/20/15
Left rear tire blew out on highway at 70mph, driver lost control of vehicle and it flipped and rolled multiple times. Passenger air bag deployed (no passenger in vehicle) but driver air bag failed to deploy. Driver had broken bones, cuts and abrasions. Deployment of driver air bag would likely have reduced injuries to driver.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda cr-v. The contact stated that she received notification of a manufacturer's recall regarding the driver side airbag. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised the contact that the inflator did not need to be replaced. Later while driving 35 MPH on a mountainous road, the contact attempted to avoid crashing into another vehicle when the contact lost control of the vehicle, crashed into a tree and then rolled over twice. The driver side airbag did not deploy and the contact sustained minor injuries to the neck and back. The police were contacted and a report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was not available. The failure and the current mileage was 96,000.
My daughter was involved in a one vehicle collision. The vehicle left the roadway and struck a culvert head on. The vehicle sustained significant front end damage, but neither the driver or the passenger side airbags deployed. There was also some damage to the side of the vehicle and the side air bags did not deploy. The vehicle's actual speed is unknown to this writer, an estimate has been provided above.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 honda cr-v. The contact stated that the SRS service light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer seven times. Each time, the vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The contact was informed that the when the SRS light was illuminated, the air bags would not deploy in the event of a crash. The failure mileage was 44,697. The current mileage was 134,126. Updated 07/08/10 *bf the dealer always replaced the driver or passenger side seat belt buckle, or belt tensioner. Updated 07/09/10.*jb updated 07/16/13
The driver airbag failed to deploy in my 2002 honda crv when my front end crashed into the side of a pick up truck that pulled out in front of me on the highway. I was going 45 before impact so after breaking, estimate 35-40 MPH when I hit. My passenger airbag deployed. Again, my driver airbag did not deploy. Impact was hard enough to total the car. I fractured my sternum, a moderately serious injury that 2 doctors told me doesn't happen anymore due to airbags. My SRS light came on 6 months ago. Knowing that was a safety warning we immediately took the car to a honda dealer. The diagnostics revealed a defective driver seat belt buckle, which they replaced. They then cleared the SRS light and it has not come back on. I specifically asked about the airbag and they said those are fine. I've been to 3 law firms. They all said it appears that the dealer performed as the diagnostics dictated and that I just wasn't injured enough to take on honda. It would cost a firm roughly $100k over 2 years to file a lawsuit and "only" a fractured sternum and 4-6 weeks off work wouldn't pay out enough to cover attorneys fees. They all said a person needs to be paralyzed or dead to be worth tackling a big corporation. I called honda. They said sometimes only 1 airbag goes off depending on how the car is hit and while they care, they don't do investigations. I requested an airbag investigation from my insurance company. They noted that request as part of the subrogation process. From my perspective, if fractured sternum are an injury of the past because airbags prevent that injury, and the force of the impact was great enough to fracture my sternum, then the force of the full frontal impact was enough to trigger both airbags. It's fortunate I was only going 35-40 and not highway speeds or my husband would be able to file a lawsuit. How many other people are driving around thinking they are protected? I loved my crv . I'd like to get another, but I'm afraid.
Service bulletins that may apply
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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
Air bags: frontal
- What is wrong
- On certain sport utility vehicles, the wire harness of the driver's front air bag was incorrectly wired.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash, the air bag inflation rate would be incorrect, which could increase the risk of injury to the driver.
- Remedy
- Dealers will repair the wiring. Owner notification began on june 16, 2004. Owners should contact honda at 1‑800‑999‑1009.
Recall number 04V255000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2002 Honda CR-V no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2002 Honda CR-V?
22 of 515 owner complaints about the 2002 Honda CR-V (4%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2002 Honda CR-V?
There are 8 recalls and 76 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2002 Honda CR-V
Headlights 54Airbag light 45Stalling 19Fire or smoke 17Seat belt 16Check engine light 11Door locks 11Tire blowout 9Adaptive cruise 8Pulling 7Overheating 6Loss of power 5
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