Air Bag Related Problems of the 2006 Honda Element

Table 1 shows six common air bag related problems of the 2006 Honda Element. The number one most common problem is related to the air bag (19 problems). The second most common problem is related to the side/window air bag (18 problems).


Recently reported Air Bag problems of the 2006 Honda Element

The Air Bag problem

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Element. The contact stated while driving 70 mph, the passenger's side door air bag deployed. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact and her mother heard a loud explosion, and the passenger's side door air bag deployed.   Read details...

The Side/window Air Bag problem

Vehicle (2-owner, all svc records), involved in a head-on collision, with approximately 75% of impact/damage to the driver’s front (see photos). The passenger front (25% of impact) airbag deployed, the drivers side airbag did not deploy.   Read details...

The Air Bag Not Deploy problem

The airbag light is on in my 2006 Honda Element. It is well known to be a fault in the design of the seatbelt latch sensor. Honda won't take responsibility and wants to charge $$$$$ to diagnose and fix. This design flaw will cause the airbags to not deploy in a crash.   Read details...


Air Bag related problems in other Honda Element model year vehicles:



Element Service Bulletins
Element Safety Recalls
Element Defect Investigations