1997 Honda Civic air bags problems
140 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1997 Honda Civic — 38% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The contact owns a 1997 Honda Civic. The contact received a notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V026000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact then received a notice that the parts were available. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it…”
filed Mar 30, 2022
“Good day: on 17 march 2020, honda advised me that my 1997 civic is included in nhtsa recall 20v-026, which affects the driver frontal airbag module. In the recall notice, honda said the repair parts are unavailable, and promised to notify me when the defective components become available. More than…”
filed Sep 28, 2020
“Tl* the contact owns a 1997 honda civic. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 20v026000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. Honda of greeley (4535 w. 29th st, greeley, co 80634) was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated…”
filed Sep 15, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- These vehicles were equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) and do not…Campaign 20V026000 · Jan 17, 2020
Air Bags problems in other Civic years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Civic | 3 | 5% |
| 2024 Civic | 2 | 2% |
| 2023 Civic | 8 | 3% |
| 2022 Civic | 9 | 1% |
| 2021 Civic | 8 | 6% |
| 2020 Civic | 29 | 13% |
| 2019 Civic | 8 | 2% |
| 2018 Civic | 22 | 3% |
| 2017 Civic | 22 | 4% |
| 2016 Civic | 28 | 3% |
| 2015 Civic | 57 | 15% |
| 2014 Civic | 57 | 20% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 Honda Civic
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.