2002 HONDA CR-V — Owner-Reported Problems
Verdict & Safety Summary
- Crashes 45
- Fires 17
- Injuries 42
- Deaths 0
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
Component Problem Distribution
Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)
UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.
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| System / Component | Complaints | Share of Reports | Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 116 | 22.8% | 24 crashes · 1 fires |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 70 | 13.8% | 2 crashes · 9 fires |
| ENGINE | 58 | 11.4% | 1 crashes · 3 fires |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 51 | 10.0% | 0 crashes · 1 fires |
| POWER TRAIN | 19 | 3.7% | 4 crashes · 0 fires |
| SEAT BELTS | 19 | 3.7% | 3 crashes · 0 fires |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 19 | 3.7% | 3 crashes · 0 fires |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 16 | 3.1% | 1 crashes · 0 fires |
| SUSPENSION | 15 | 3.0% | 4 crashes · 0 fires |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 242 | 47.5% | 18 crashes · 4 fires |
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
Problem & Recall Timeline
Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time
- Campaign 03V274000 was reported 552 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 03V422000 was reported 532 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 04V255000 was reported 804 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 07E104000 was reported 1,160 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 12V136000 was reported 3,600 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 15V320000 was reported 4,811 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 15V370000 was reported 4,829 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 18V268000 was reported 5,875 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 19V182000 was reported 6,189 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 19V499000 was reported 6,302 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 19V501000 was reported 6,302 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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| Date | Record type | Count | Record identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-Q1 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2002-Q2 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2002-Q3 | Owner reports | 12 | |
| 2002-Q4 | Owner reports | 12 | |
| 2003-Q1 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2003-Q2 | Owner reports | 9 | |
| 2003-Q3 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2003-Q4 | Owner reports | 18 | |
| 2004-Q1 | Owner reports | 15 | |
| 2004-Q2 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 2004-Q3 | Owner reports | 11 | |
| 2004-Q4 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2005-Q1 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2005-Q2 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2005-Q3 | Owner reports | 11 | |
| 2005-Q4 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2006-Q1 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2006-Q2 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2006-Q3 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2006-Q4 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2007-Q1 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2007-Q2 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 2007-Q3 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 2007-Q4 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2008-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2008-Q2 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2008-Q3 | Owner reports | 13 | |
| 2008-Q4 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2009-Q1 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2009-Q2 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2009-Q3 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2009-Q4 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2010-Q1 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 2010-Q2 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 2010-Q3 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 2010-Q4 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2011-Q1 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2011-Q2 | Owner reports | 15 | |
| 2011-Q3 | Owner reports | 17 | |
| 2011-Q4 | Owner reports | 17 | |
| 2012-Q1 | Owner reports | 11 | |
| 2012-Q2 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 2012-Q3 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 2012-Q4 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2013-Q1 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2013-Q2 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2013-Q3 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2013-Q4 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2014-Q1 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2014-Q2 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2014-Q3 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2014-Q4 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 2015-Q1 | Owner reports | 32 | |
| 2015-Q2 | Owner reports | 26 | |
| 2015-Q3 | Owner reports | 16 | |
| 2015-Q4 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2016-Q1 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2016-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2016-Q3 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 2017-Q1 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 2017-Q2 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2017-Q3 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2017-Q4 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2018-Q1 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2018-Q2 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2018-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2019-Q1 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2019-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2019-Q3 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2019-Q4 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2020-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2020-Q4 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2021-Q1 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2021-Q2 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2022-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2022-Q3 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2022-Q4 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2023-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2023-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2024-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2024-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2026-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 01V351000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 02V251000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 03V274000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 03V422000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 04V255000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 07E104000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 12V136000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 12V486000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 14V700000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 15V320000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 15V370000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 18V268000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 19V182000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 19V499000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 19V501000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 20V768000 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | PE03013 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | EA03018 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | EA11004 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | PE11017 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | EA11012 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | PE14016 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | EA15001 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | EA21002 |
Safety Recalls (16)
Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 01V351000
- Report date
- Component:
- SEAT BELTS
- Consequence:
- IF THESE PRETENSIONERS ACTIVATE IN A CRASH, THE SEAT BELT COULD UNLATCH, LEAVING THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS UNRESTRAINED.
- Remedy:
- 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.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 02V251000
- Report date
- Component:
- Not available in the source record
- Consequence:
- IF A COLLISION OCCURRED, THE SEAT ANCHORAGE WOULD NOT WITHSTAND THE FORCE, AND THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS WOULD NOT BE RESTRAINED PROPERLY.
- Remedy:
- TELEPHONE CALLS WERE MADE TO EACH OWNER AND THE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 03V274000
- Report date
- Component:
- POWER TRAIN
- Consequence:
- 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:
- 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.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 03V422000
- Report date
- Component:
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Consequence:
- 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:
- 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.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 04V255000
- Report date
- Component:
- AIR BAGS
- Consequence:
- 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.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 07E104000
- Report date
- Component:
- VISIBILITY
- Consequence:
- IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT(S) MAY BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY SHATTERED GLASS.
- Remedy:
- SAFELITE WILL NOTIFY ITS RETAIL CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE GLASS FREE OF CHARGE. RETAIL CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT SAFELITE TOLL FREE AT 1-888-843-2906. SAFELITE WILL NOTIFY ITS WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS AND REIMBURSE WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS FOR CURRENT INVENTORY AND AT A SPECIFIED RATE FOR REPLACING THEIR CUSTOMER'S GLASS. WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT SAFELITE'S WHOLESALE DIVISION, SERVICE AUTOGLASS TOLL FREE AT 1-888-246-6298. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 15, 2008.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 12V136000
- Report date
- Component:
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Consequence:
- 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:
- 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.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 12V486000
- Report date
- Component:
- Not available in the source record
- Consequence:
- 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:
- 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.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 14V700000
- Report date
- Component:
- Not available in the source record
- Consequence:
- 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.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 15V320000
- Report date
- Component:
- AIR BAGS
- Consequence:
- 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.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 15V370000
- Report date
- Component:
- AIR BAGS
- Consequence:
- 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 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.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 18V268000
- Report date
- Component:
- AIR BAGS
- Consequence:
- 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.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 19V182000
- Report date
- Component:
- AIR BAGS
- Consequence:
- 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.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 19V499000
- Report date
- Component:
- AIR BAGS
- Consequence:
- 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.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 19V501000
- Report date
- Component:
- AIR BAGS
- Consequence:
- 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.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 20V768000
- Report date
- Component:
- Not available in the source record
- Consequence:
- If the switch fails, it could overheat and smoke, increasing the risk of a fire.
- Remedy:
- 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.
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
Complaint Narrative Explorer
Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records
Estimated Ownership Cost
EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates
Adjacent Model Years
Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
Methodology & Data Integrity
Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.