Tl* the contact owned a 2003 honda cr-v. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the contact's vehicle crashed into a second vehicle. The front end of the vehicle was severely damaged, but the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The driver sustained injuries to the chest, ribs, and arms, which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified. The failure mileage was 155,000.
2003 Honda CR-V: airbags did not deploy in a crash
19 of the 468 complaints about the 2003 Honda CR-V describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 19
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- typical mileage
- 94,000
- recalls
- 9
Is there a fix? There are 9 recalls and 77 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
After responding to two airbag recalls and repaired my car was involved in a collision resulting in this vehicle been totaled I was stopped on a side street waiting to turn left into parking lot when I was hit by car hit drivers door and left corner pillar resulting in the car being totaled and injuries resulting in surgery august 2016. Airbags never deployed
Tl* the contact owned a 2003 honda cr-v. While driving 30 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained head and shoulder injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000. Updated 11/19/15
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, she crashed into the rear of a preceding vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained a fractured sternum and a neck injury. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to determine the cause of the air bag failure. The failure and current mileage was 112,000.
The vehicle was moving when struck on the right side. The side air bags did not deploy. The front air bags deployed after the vehicle was stopped. My wife received blunt force trauma to her chest from the airbags deployment. She was wearing her seatbelt the air bag recall was performed about one month before the accident. The headlight recall was performed one week before the accident. I have photos of the accident after the crash.
Tl* contact owns a 2003 honda cr-v. The contact was traveling 20 MPH when she attempted to avoid crashing into another vehicle and crashed into the sidewalk. The air bags did not deploy, causing her to strike her head on the steering wheel. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was transported to the hospital for her head injuries. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that there were not able to determine why the air bags did not deploy. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 113,000.
2003 honda crv. Consumer writes in regards to recall 11v260000 concerning vehicle airbags. The consumer was involved in an accident on january 30, 2012, and consequently, the driver's air bag failed to deploy. However, the passenger side air bag did deploy, even though there was no one occupying the seat. The consumer stated he received the recall notice on january 26,2012.
Cpsc# i1170403a 2003 honda crv. Front and side airbags didn't deploy after high impact side collision.
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.
I was hit head-on by a mid-sized sedan which drilled my license plate back to the firewall. The driver's side airbag failed to deploy, despite the speed (me 45, her 20) and the driver's shoulder harness failed to restrain me. I crushed the steering column with my chest and had to be removed with the jaws of life. Honda sent a technician who declared a faulty seatbelt and faulty airbag sensor. The vehicle sustained over $15,000 damage, was fully repaired, although my insurance paid for it, not honda. I sustained multiple soft-tissue injuries, broken ribs and a dislocated shoulder. I continue with therapy almost three years later.
Dt: the contact states she owns a 2003 crv ex model honda which was involved in an accident on 9-28--05. The impact was so bad the whole font end was damaged badly. They hit someone. Most of the damage occurred in the front of the car. She said the driver was going 40 MPH. The front air bags or the side air bags did not deploy. Her head hit the rearview mirror. She has cervical damage also. She was a passenger in the car. A police report was taken. She reported no having or problems with the air bag light coming on prior to this incident. She has not talked to the dealer or the manufacturer of the vehicle. The driver was injured.
I was involved in a 5 car accident in which my 2003 honda crv ex was rear-ended at 60 MPH, I was pushed into another vehicle and sustained both front and rear damage totaling over $12,000. My airbag failed to deploy. I am now in physical therapy three times a week for a back injury that occurred upon impact. I also missed a week of work due to my injury. My vehicle has been in the process of being repaired for 3 weeks. It is currently at a dealership and I was told that my seat belt is locked and needs to be replaced and there is a problem with the SRS safety system including my airbags. I was in complete shock that such an impact would not deploy the airbags and now I understand why. Apparently the dearlership at lia honda in enfield, ct that is doing the safety check were also surprised the airbags did not deploy. I believe I would have walked away without injury if my safety features on my vehicle worked properly.
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
- AS THE RESULT OF TAKATA DEFECT DETERMINATIONS AND the federal safety agency DIRECTIVES, AMERICAN HONDA HAS...
- 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
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
- What is wrong
- American Honda Motor Company, Inc.'s (Honda) is conducting a limited regional recall for certain model year 2003-2005 Accord, Civic, CR-V, Pilot and Acura MDX, model year 2003-2004 Odyssey and Element, and model year 2005 Acura RL, and 2006 Honda Ridgeline vehicles originally sold, or ever registered in California, and equipped with Takata-brand air bag inflators. 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 inflators in all affected vehicles, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during August 2014. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1‑800‑999‑1009.
Recall number 14V353000 · 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 2003 Honda CR-V no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2003 Honda CR-V?
19 of 468 owner complaints about the 2003 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 2003 Honda CR-V?
There are 9 recalls and 77 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2003 Honda CR-V
Headlights 37Airbag light 34Fire or smoke 25Door locks 19Check engine light 16Overheating 11Sudden acceleration 11Grinding brakes 9Adaptive cruise 8Seat belt 8Stalling 7Jerking 6Harsh shifting 5Tire blowout 5
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