Front Air Bag problems of the 1998 Honda CR-V

Three problems related to front air bag have been reported for the 1998 Honda CR-V. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 02/05/2010

Weather conditions caused 1998 Honda crv to skid out of control. Car was hithead-on by 18-wheeler but Honda's air-bag failed to deploy causing injuries to driver of Honda. No correction was able to be made. Car was totaled and insurance company took possession of vehicle for salvage.

2 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 03/23/1999

Vehicle experiences deployment of both air bags while driving at approximately 25 mph. No pothole or anything was hit or rolled over to cause this condition to happen. Vehicle went out of control, causing consumer serious injuries and passenger minor injuries. Dealer/manufacturer notified.

3 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 05/05/1998

While vehicle was going about 15-20 mph airbag deployed, driver lost control of vehicle, went off road and the SUV turned over on its side. The manufacturer has been notified.


Other Air Bag related problems of the 1998 Honda CR-V



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