Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Honda Civic Type R has 19 NHTSA airbags complaints and 0 airbags-related recalls.
19
Complaints
0
Recalls
6
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | AIR BAGS | The Passenger side Air Bag Inflator failure |
| May 28, 2023 | AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | Airbags deployed in an accident (minimal impact/superficial damage) & deeply lacerated my right thum... |
| May 21, 2023 | AIR BAGS | My husband hit a deer on the highway. The seatbelts locked up but the air bags did not physically en... |
| May 2, 2023 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | While driving a loud pop was heard. Smoke started coming out of the seatbelt retractor track. Seatbe... |
| May 18, 2022 | AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | My brakes stopped working, resulting in a car crash. My airbags never went off and I sustained injur... |
| Oct 21, 2019 | AIR BAGS | CHECKING FOR DEFECTS |
| Aug 2, 2019 | AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE | I WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY INVOLVING MY 2017 HONDA CIVIC. TRAFFIC WAS AT ... |
| Oct 28, 2018 | AIR BAGS | SINCE WE GOT THE CAR, DECEMBER 2017, THE AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, ABOUT 8 ... |
| Jul 23, 2018 | AIR BAGS | 2017 HONDA CIVIC EX HATCHBACK. 22371 MILES. RT. FRT. PASS. AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN EVENT OF ACCID... |
| Jan 15, 2018 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I WAS BURNED ON MY LEFT ARM AS A RESULT OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING. I COULD NOT SEE OUT OF THE WINDOWS ... |
| Dec 27, 2017 | AIR BAGS | TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CIVIC --- VEHICLE WAS TOTALED A FEW DAYS AGO ----- AIRBAGS IN VEHICLE ... |
| Dec 10, 2017 | AIR BAGS,SEATS,SERVICE BRAKES | ALREADY SPECIFY WHAT HAS THE AIRBAGS THE BRAKES, THE SEATS. AND HE STILL MANAGES IT |
| Oct 31, 2017 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE SUDDENL... |
| Jul 1, 2017 | AIR BAGS | DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS BOTH DEPLOYED IN DUE TO A VERY MINOR ACCIDENT. THE HONDA WAS JUST COMIN... |
| Feb 28, 2017 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION ON FREEWAY GOING 68 MPH SPEED UPON IMPACT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, ORBITAL EYE F... |
| Dec 15, 2016 | AIR BAGS | PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY BY DESIGN WHEN SOMEONE WHO DOES MEET WEIGHT CRITERIA IS SEATED. TH... |
| Dec 6, 2016 | AIR BAGS | PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG IS DEACTIVATED WHEN MY WIFE OR I SIT IN THE SEAT. PER HONDA DEALER NEITHER ON... |
| Dec 1, 2016 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BA... |
| Jul 1, 2016 | AIR BAGS | IS BEEN MORE 1 YEAR WISH I RECEIVED THE LETTER FOR HONDA AND THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS NO FIX I... |