Two problems related to air bag on-off switch have been reported for the 2004 Honda Element. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Honda Element based on all problems reported for the 2004 Element.
I was driving down the freeway going 65 mph and switching lanes when my seat airbag deployed. My seat is ripped. It hit me in the arm. No accident or collision happened.
The contact owns a 2004 Honda Element. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the front driver side air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the driver side seat belt switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. In addition, the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v700000 (air bags) and 14v351000 (air bags) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,000.