2010 Honda Accord Airbag Problems

Which parts fail

• Frontal
  1

Components named in complaints (front, side and curtain air bags, sensors and inflators).

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  717%
• 25k–50k
  1024%
• 50k–75k
  1024%
• 75k–100k
  37%
• 100k–150k
  921%
• 150k+
  37%

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2010 Honda Accord owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

The contact's daughter owned a 2010 Honda Accord. According to an accident report given to the contact by her local highway patrol office, her daughter was driving at 45 MPH when the vehicle veered off the road and hit a tree. The impact of the vehicle hitting the tree caused the vehicle to catch fire. Based on the accident report, the airbags did not deploy upon impact. the report stated that every bone in her daughter's body was broken; she died as a result of the accident. The report stated that the vehicle burned to it's core and that a specialist had to be called to the scene to identify the vehicle. The contact initially reported her daughter missing and was informed 7 days later about her daughter's accident. The vehicle was towed to an independent tow yard where it was destroyed. …

This August will make two years since my airbags deployed. When closing the passenger door, all of the airbags deployed(with the exception of the dashboard). This normal amount of force caused this to happen. I have also read many complaints with the same issue as mine, and a lot of them are not on the recall list. I want to file this complaint to hopefully bring forward a resolution. Also, around the same time, while traveling to another state, my piston rings failed. They collapsed together. I had to have it "fixed" and towed to a near by auto shop. When I got back on the road, another spark plug failed. When I finally got home with my car, I took it to my local dealership. After taking my entire engine apart, they found that my piston rings failed"collapsed together". This was a hefty bill. …

On [redacted] at 01:55 PM MT, I was stopped at a red traffic signal at [redacted] While waiting for the light to turn green to take left, a vehicle insured by GEICO, driven by [redacted] , hit my vehicle from little front and left side of my car (driver's side) when he was trying to take right turn in the [redacted] I was completely stationary and the accident was entirely caused by the other driver. The impact resulted in damages to my vehicle, specifically (front bumper broken completely, front light broken, two doors of driver side damaged completely, driver side mirror bent, difficult to open the two doors of the driver side and getting noises from my car). My concerns is that The airbags of the car didn't work and didn't come out during the accident. I immediately called 911, but they informed me that they could not dispatch an officer since there were no reported injuries. …

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 Honda Accord. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle accelerated unintended. The contact attempted to apply the brakes, but the vehicle did not stop and crashed into a concrete post. The side air bags deployed, but the front air bags did not. The contact was injured and required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed, but was not diagnosed for the failure. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. There were no active recalls associated with the vehicle at the time of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 33,400.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 Honda Accord. The contact's vehicle was involved in a rear end collision. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the frame had to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the air bag warning indicator illuminated one year later. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the air bag computer needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired again, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000.

Tl* the contact owned a 2010 Honda Accord. While idling in traffic, the contact's vehicle was rear ended and crashed into the preceding vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The driver in vehicle that was rear ended suffered from whiplash. One other passenger in the vehicle sustained bruises and a head injury that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed from the scene. The failure mileage was 92,422.

Tl* the contact owned a 2010 Honda Accord. The contact crashed into the driver side door of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a fractured foot, cracked sternum, bruising on the right lung and chest, which required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 21,000.

I was driving about 35-40 MPH on a city street when a car in front had no lights in front of me was slowing down. I made impact with the car causing my head to hit the steering wheel knocking me out. My teeth were pushed in and three teeth had to be removed and my lip swelled up. If my airbag would of deployed I could of avoided these injuries.

The vehicle was involved in an accident where it went down a hill and struck a tree. The side curtain when deployed did not deploy correctly (they did not inflate they popped or exploded. A loss of the left arm was a result of the accident

I was in a car accident, the car was hit head on, the car was totaled and the air bags did not deploy. There was a recall on my air bags that was fixed a year ago. I need to know why they were never deployed and if there was a malfunction

Related recalls

NHTSA investigations

Airbag complaints in other Accord years