The 2001 Honda CR-V has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 875,966 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 159 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS20V0270002020-01-17875,966 affected
Defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2001-2002 Acura 3.2CL, 2000-2003 Acura 3.5RL, 2000-2001 Acura 3.2TL, Honda CR-V and Honda Odyssey, 2001-2002 Acura MDX and 2000 Accord Coupe, Accord Sedan, Civic Coupe, and Civic Sedan vehicles. These vehicles may have received a replacement driver frontal air…
Consequence
In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, an inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag cushion may not properly protect the occupant. These scenarios increase the risk of serious injury or death.
Remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the air bags in the vehicles, replacing the driver frontal air bag inflator with an inflator of a different design, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 1, 2020. Owners may contact American Honda's Customer Support & Campaign Center at…
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS
49
5crashes3injuries1deaths
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
12
ENGINE
9
1fires
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
1injuries
TIRES
6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
3
EQUIPMENT
3
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
3
1fires
Total complaints159
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Engine shuts off while driving. Speeds can be low or high. 20-65 mph. While driving, engine will cut off. Sometimes the electrics remain on and I can use power steering to pull to the side of the road, other times everything shuts down. It can happen while turning or regular straight driving.…”
“Engine shuts off while driving. Speeds can be low or high. 20-65 mph. While driving, engine will cut off. Sometimes the electrics remain on and I can use power steering to pull to the side of the road, other times everything shuts down. It can happen while turning or regular straight driving.…”
“I bought this car from a private seller and he claimed the vehicle was in good condition. A day later the car has been dying on me while driving. Nothing shows on the check engine that something is wrong with it. The car will start and able to drive but then will die on me again. How do I find if…”
“Wanting it fixed , just got the car and looked it up and seen that it had a recall”
“Was involved in a motor vehicle crash and airbags did not deploy properly”
“The srs light has come on in our 2001 honda cr-v. Diagnostics at the dealership revealed that the control module is defective, and honda does not cover its replacement. This is a safety issue, as the airbags will not deploy with the srs light on. Honda should be responsible for this. Please issue…”
“The contact owned a 2001 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving at 25 mph, another vehicle had run a stop sign and the contact's vehicle crashed into the rear driver side door of the other vehicle. None of the air bags deployed upon impact. No medical attention was received. A police…”
“I looked up my vin I'd to see it had a air bag recall. I then call my local honda dealer to see when I could take vehicle in for the recall. They stated bring it ant time. I also received a 'safety recall notice' from honda. On 10/27/2020 I took the vehicle to have the air bag replaced. As it turn…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2001 Honda CR-V as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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