NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Honda Accord Recalls
The 2003 Honda Accord has 24 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Honda Accord. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 24
- Owner complaints
- 1,987
- Crashes reported
- 153
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
18 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Honda Accord, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
24 recalls on the 2003 Honda Accord
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V499000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,947
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002, 2004–2007 Accord, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V501000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,657,752
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2007 Accord, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V182000
- Reported
- March 6, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,101,534
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002, 2004–2007, 2009 Accord, 16 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V268000
- Reported
- April 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,335
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2012 Accord, 9 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V220000
- Reported
- March 30, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 37,421
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- only the 2003 Honda Accord
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V370000
- Reported
- June 15, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,498,481
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2007 Accord, 8 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V320000
- Reported
- May 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,281,043
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002, 2004–2007 Accord, 11 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V700000
- Reported
- November 4, 2014
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 Accord, 9 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V353000
- Reported
- June 20, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 133,207
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 Accord, 8 other models
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 12V222000
- Reported
- May 17, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 625,762
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2007 Accord, 1 other model
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 10V364000
- Reported
- August 5, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 551,498
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 08V169000
- Reported
- April 11, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 351,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2003 Honda Accord
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 04V176000
- Reported
- April 15, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,099,796
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Accord, 5 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2006 Accord, 17 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Accord, 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E032000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2005 Accord, 2 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E038000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2005 Accord, 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2006 Accord, 19 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07E004000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 Accord
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07E031000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 Accord
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E050000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Accord, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2005 Accord, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2005 Accord, 46 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 19E068000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2007 Accord, 7 other models
2003 Honda Accord complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,987 owner complaints about the 2003 Honda Accord, the newest on June 27, 2026. Of these, 153 describe a crash (8%) and 18 a fire; owners reported 149 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2003 Honda Accord, the component group named most often is the power train (47%), followed by the air bags (16%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (7%).
1 of the 2003 Honda Accord's 24 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2003 Honda Accord owners gave the mileage (1,589 complaints), the median was 88,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train924
- Air Bags318
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic143
- Electrical System142
- Engine And Engine Cooling95
- Steering90
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 182 | |
| 2004 | 175 | |
| 2005 | 62 | |
| 2006 | 66 | |
| 2007 | 56 | |
| 2008 | 134 | |
| 2009 | 176 | |
| 2010 | 272 | |
| 2011 | 209 | |
| 2012 | 126 | |
| 2013 | 106 | |
| 2014 | 95 | |
| 2015 | 109 | |
| 2016 | 46 | |
| 2017 | 45 | |
| 2018 | 32 | |
| 2019 | 38 | |
| 2020 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2003 Honda Accord peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 272. 25% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Honda Accord drew 2.3× the complaints of the median Honda Accord year in the same window: 4th highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2003 one of the Honda Accord years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
The 1,987 complaints about the 2003 Honda Accord are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Accord by model year
Other 2003 Honda models
Newest record on this page: June 27, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted