AI-generated from NHTSA recall & complaint counts
Pre-purchase inspection checklist — 2005 Honda Element
NHTSA data on file today
The 2005 Honda Element has 10 NHTSA recall campaigns and 159 owner complaints on file as of . Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
Recall campaigns on file
- NHTSA #19V501000 Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #19V499000 Driver Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #19V182000 Driver Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #17V029000 Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #16V344000 Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #15V320000 Driver's Frontal Air Bag May Rupture NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #11V395000 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #09E025000 FMVSS 108/REPLACEMENT HEADLAMPS/AMBER REFLECTOR NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #09E012000 FMVSS 108/AFTERMARKET COMBINATION LAMPS NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #05E035000 DEALER ACCESSORY TRAILER HARNESS KIT NHTSA notice
Most-cited components in owner complaints
- Air Bags 76 complaints
- Electrical System 16 complaints
- Suspension 13 complaints
- Seats 12 complaints
- Visibility 12 complaints
- Engine and Engine Cooling 9 complaints
Of the 159 complaints on file, 13 report a crash and 5 a fire; across all 159 complaints, owners report 19 injuries (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).
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