2002 Honda CR-V: recalls and complaints

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• 20V76800010 Dec 2020Electrical System
• 19V49900027 Jun 2019Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
• 19V50100027 Jun 2019Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module
• 19V1820006 Mar 2019Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
• 18V26800026 Apr 2018Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module
• 15V37000015 Jun 2015Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module
• 15V32000028 May 2015Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
• 14V7000004 Nov 2014Air Bags
• 12V4860005 Oct 2012Electrical System
• 12V13600030 Mar 2012Exterior Lighting / Headlights / Switch
• 04V2550007 Jun 2004Air Bags / Frontal
• 03V42200027 Oct 2003Electrical System / Ignition / Switch
• 03V27400029 Jul 2003Power Train / Automatic Transmission
• 02V25100017 Sep 2002Seats
• 01V35100026 Nov 2001Seat Belts / Front / Webbing

1. 20V768000Received 10 Dec 2020. 268,655 units.

   Electrical System

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2002-2006 CR-V vehicles. Moisture may enter the driver side power window master switch, causing the switch to fail or melt.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If the switch fails, it could overheat and smoke, increasing the risk of a fire.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the power window master switch and inspect the wiring harness for damage, replacing it if necessary, free of charge. The recall began January 29, 2021. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is P9D.

   Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number P9D. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 29 Jan 2021.

2. 19V499000Received 27 Jun 2019. 3,947 units.

   Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number Q5A, Y58. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 12 Aug 2019.

3. 19V501000Received 27 Jun 2019. 1,657,752 units.

   Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number E5D, X5C. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 12 Aug 2019.

4. 19V182000Received 6 Mar 2019. 1,101,534 units.

   Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   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, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number U40,M45,O41,G44. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 10 Apr 2019.

5. 18V268000Received 26 Apr 2018. 1,335 units.

   Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   An incorrectly installed air bag may deploy improperly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number C1X, N2L, U2M. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 22 Jun 2018.

6. 15V370000Received 15 Jun 2015. 3,498,481 units.

   Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   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, in the NHTSA record

   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 NHTSA 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.

   Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number JU4, JU5, JU6, JU7. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 1 Jul 2015.

7. 15V320000Received 28 May 2015. 6,281,043 units.

   Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   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, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number JQ9 & JR0-JR8. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 1 Jul 2015.

8. 14V700000Received 4 Nov 2014.

   Air Bags

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger’s frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 26 Jan 2015.

9. 12V486000Received 5 Oct 2012. 268,655 units.

   Electrical System

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Honda is recalling certain model year 2002-2006 CR-V passenger vehicles, manufactured from February 19, 2002, through July 28, 2006. The driver-side power window switch may fail or melt.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If the switch fails, it could overheat, smoke, and cause a fire. A switch failure, and a fire, could occur even if the vehicle is not in use. As a precaution, owners are advised to park outside until the recall repair has been performed.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the switches, as necessary, free of charge. The safety recall began on November 2, 2012. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009.

   Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number S61. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 2 Nov 2012.

10. 12V136000Received 30 Mar 2012. 1,375,217 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Headlights / Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record

    Honda is recalling certain model year 2002 through 2004 cr-v; model year 2003 through 2005 pilot; and model year 2002 and 2003 civic vehicles. In march 2012, honda filed a defect report to recall certain model year 2002 through 2004 cr-v and certain model year 2003 pilot vehicles. In august 2012, honda informed the agency that it was including an additional 820,789 vehicles including certain model year 2004 and 2005 pilots and model year 2002 and 2003 civics. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 1,375,217. Due to tension from the combination switch wiring harness, wear on the surface of the electrical terminal can occur, yielding copper oxide, which increases electrical resistance. Increased electrical resistance may cause the terminal ends to melt within the wiring harness connector.

    Consequence, in the NHTSA record

    If the terminal ends melt within the wiring harness connector, the low beam headlights may become inoperative, reducing driver visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.

    Remedy, in the NHTSA record

    Honda will notify owners, and dealers will repair the low beam terminal harness or replace the lighting switch as necessary, free of charge. The original recall began in april 2012. Owners of vehicles involved in the september 2012 expansion will be notified in september 2012. Owners may contact honda customer service at 1-800-999-1009.

    Report filed by HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.). Manufacturer campaign number S34, S51. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 27 Apr 2012.

11. 04V255000Received 7 Jun 2004. 130,617 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal

    Defect, in the NHTSA record

    On certain sport utility vehicles, the wire harness of the driver's front air bag was incorrectly wired.

    Consequence, in the NHTSA record

    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, in the NHTSA record

    Dealers will repair the wiring. Owner notification began on june 16, 2004. Owners should contact honda at 1-800-999-1009.

    Report filed by HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.). Manufacturer campaign number P34. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 16 Jun 2004.

12. 03V422000Received 27 Oct 2003. 76,988 units.

    Electrical System / Ignition / Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record

    On certain sport utility vehicles, metal particles in the key cylinder body could interfere with the interlock lever operation, making it possible to remove the ignition key without shifting the transmission to "park."

    Consequence, in the NHTSA record

    If the vehicle operator does not shift to "park" before removing the key and fails to engage the parking brake, the vehicle could roll and a crash could occur.

    Remedy, in the NHTSA record

    Dealers will inspect and test ignition switches for contamination interference. Any switches that fail the test will be repaired. Owner notification began on novenber 3, 2003. Owners should contact honda at 1-800-999-1009.

    Report filed by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 3 Nov 2003.

13. 03V274000Received 29 Jul 2003. 247,019 units.

    Power Train / Automatic Transmission

    Defect, in the NHTSA record

    On certain sport utility vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions, excessive corrosion of the shift cable linkage could prevent the driver from shifting the automatic transmission into park.

    Consequence, in the NHTSA record

    If the vehicle operator fails to engage the parking brake, the vehicle could roll and a crash could occur. Dealers will inspect the shift cable linkage for corrosion. If corrosion causes binding, they will replace the shift cable.

    Remedy, in the NHTSA record

    Dealers will also install a new corrosion-resistant control pin. Owner notification began on august 19, 2003. Owners should contact honda at 1-800-999-1009.

    Report filed by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.. Manufacturer campaign number PO4. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 19 Aug 2003.

14. 02V251000Received 17 Sep 2002. 2 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record

    On certain sport utility vehicles, the front seat anchorage nut strength is insufficient because the nuts were installed improperly.

    Consequence, in the NHTSA record

    If a collision occurred, the seat anchorage would not withstand the force, and the front seat occupants would not be restrained properly.

    Remedy, in the NHTSA record

    Telephone calls were made to each owner and the vehicles have been replaced.

    Report filed by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO..

15. 01V351000Received 26 Nov 2001. 6,744 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Webbing

    Defect, in the NHTSA record

    Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles equipped with automatic seat belt pretensions. The cr-v is equipped with two seat belt pretensioners - retractor and buckle - in both the driver and front passenger seating positions. Some buckle pretensioners use a part that restricts the full motion of the mechanism.

    Consequence, in the NHTSA record

    If these pretensioners activate in a crash, the seat belt could unlatch, leaving the front seat occupants unrestrained.

    Remedy, in the NHTSA record

    Dealers will repair both front seat belt buckle pretensioners. Customers will be provided with a rental car. Owners were originally contacted on november 14, 2001. A followup owner notification letter is being mailed during december 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact honda at 1-800-999-1009.

    Report filed by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

• 2002 Honda CR-V
• All 2002 vehicles

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 27.

Complaints that report a crash

48

Complaints that report a fire

17

Injuries in the complaints

48

Deaths in the complaints

0

Date of the newest complaint

19 Apr 2026

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

1. 19972
2. 19983
3. 19993
4. 20002
5. 20011
6. 200215
7. 200313
8. 200412
9. 200512
10. 200612
11. 200712
12. 200811
13. 200912
14. 201015
15. 201113
16. 20123
17. 20132
18. 20141
19. 20153
20. 20163
21. 20177
22. 20185
23. 20198
24. 20207
25. 20214
26. 20223
27. 20233
28. 20242
29. 20251
30. 20260

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2002 Honda CR-V?

14,917,989 units in 15 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.

How many recall campaigns does the Honda CR-V have for all model years?

NHTSA lists 63 recall campaigns for the Honda CR-V, model years 1997 to 2026. 15 of them name the 2002 model year.

Which component do the complaints about the 2002 Honda CR-V name most often?

Air Bags: 144 of 661 component mentions, or 217.9 per 1,000. For all 2002 vehicles the figure is 73.7 per 1,000.

Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 Honda CR-V open?

2 investigations have no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 8 that name this model year.