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2003 HONDA Accord

1HGCM82633A004352

EX-V6 · Coupe · 6 cyl · 2.999L · 240 hp · Automatic 5-speed

Built in MARYSVILLE, OHIO, UNITED STATES (USA)

Safety recalls11 on record
19V501000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

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.

19V499000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

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.

19V182000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

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.

18V268000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

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.

17V220000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

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

Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicle and replace any Takata inflator used in the passenger frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin May 1, 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is KF0.

15V370000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

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.

15V320000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

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.

14V700000AIR BAGS

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: 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.

Owner complaintsexact configuration match
255
Total
21
Reporting harm
15
Crashes
0
Fires
18
Injuries
0
Deaths

Matched to this exact build — engine, trim and assembly plant — using 1HGCM826*3A, not just the model year.

94POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
55POWER TRAIN
11VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
9AIR BAGS
7ENGINE
6STEERING
I PURCHASED MY $34,000 2003 ACCORD ON MAY 13, 2003 FROM ROUTE 23 HONDA IN POMTON PLAINS, NJ. AFTER PURCHASING IT, I NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC/GLASS MOLDINGS AROUND THE DOORS WERE WERE VERY DEFORMED. THREE MOLDINGS HAVE BEEN FIXED AFTER 2 TIMES BEING IN FOR SERVICE, AND ONE HAS YET TO BE FIXED(WAITING FOR PART). THE RADIO WAS MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE AND DEFORMED LOOKING, AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE UNIT. ON THE RIGHT…”
Owner complaint filed with NHTSA, quoted verbatim
Defect investigations2 open of 5
EA21002Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureOPEN
EA15001Air Bag Inflator RuptureOPEN
PE14016Air Bag Inflator Ruptureclosed 2015-03-02
EA09001Ignition Shift Interlockclosed 2010-10-14
RQ08006IGNITION PARK-SHIFT INTERLOCKclosed 2009-01-05

NHTSA publishes no API for defect investigations, which is why no other vehicle report shows them.

Crash test2003 Honda Accord 2-DR. w/SAB
Not rated
Overall
5/5
Front driver
5/5
Front passenger
Not rated
Side driver
Not rated
Side passenger
4/5
Rollover
Frontal crash photo

“Not rated” means NHTSA did not run that test on this configuration — not that the vehicle performed badly.

Fuel economy6 cyl, 3L, automatic, 5-spd
22 mpg
Combined
19 mpg
City
27 mpg
Highway
403.95 g/mi
CO₂
2850 $/yr
Annual fuel
What we checked
Vehicle specification (NHTSA vPIC)
matched on VIN
1 found
Safety recalls
matched on 2003 HONDA Accord
11 found
Defect investigations
matched on 2003 HONDA Accord
5 found
Owner complaints
matched on exact configuration 1HGCM826*3A
255 found
Crash tests (NCAP)
matched on 2 doors, side airbags
1 found
Fuel economy (EPA)
matched on 6 cyl, 3L, automatic, 5-spd
1 found

Everything above is free federal data. Title history, accident records, odometer readings and auction photographs come from commercial sources and are not included here. A vehicle history report is not a substitute for an independent inspection.