1996 Honda Inspire Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1996 Honda Inspire. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 12 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“My daughter recently bought a 1996 honda accord. The srs light was on; we brought it to a honda dealership & were told that it would cost $881.00 plus tax to repair. If not repaired, the air bag would not deploy. We could not afford the repair so will not allow my 17 year old to drive on…”
“Srs light continues to stay on , meaning a malfunction in the system have not taken it to the dealer to be tested. *tr”
“Srs light blinked on and off for several days in december 2007; in now stays on. Leith honda in raleigh says "code 7-3 and 7-4 'control unit failure'; $750.00 to replace". *tr”
“Key comes out of ignition without transmission in park. Car is a 1996 honda. Lx w/ automatic transmission. My car rolled out of garage and hit my basketball hoop pole - resulting in damage to the rt front qtr panel. *tr”
“Key comes out of ignition without transmission in park. Car is a 1996 honda. Lx w/ automatic transmission. My car rolled out of garage and hit my basketball hoop pole - resulting in damage to the rt front qtr panel. *tr”
“Srs light stays on all the time. Dealer says passenger air bag has failed and must be replaced. Car has not been in accident. *nm”
“Recall, never received a notice honda corp, they said "so sad to bad" cost me almost $600.00 out of pocket to have the defect corrected and almost had an engine fire while driving manafold oil gasket broke in the engine causing the oil to heat up, I was shown the recallnotice by my machanic and…”
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1996 Honda Inspire as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.