NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Honda Civic Recalls
The 2003 Honda Civic 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 Civic. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 24
- Owner complaints
- 499
- Crashes reported
- 90
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Honda Civic, 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 Civic
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, 2004–2005 Civic, 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 2001–2002, 2004–2005 Civic, 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, 2004–2005 Civic, 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 2001–2002, 2004–2011 Civic, 9 other models
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 2001–2002, 2004–2005 Civic, 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, 2004–2005 Civic, 11 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V700000
- Reported
- November 4, 2014
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002, 2004–2005 Civic, 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 Civic, 8 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights: switch
- Campaign
- 12V136000
- Reported
- March 30, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,375,217
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Civic, 2 other models
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
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 07V512000
- Reported
- November 1, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,545
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2007 Civic
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2006 Civic, 17 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Civic, 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Civic, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E032000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2005 Civic, 2 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E038000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Civic, 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E040000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Civic, 2 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E044000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Civic, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E060000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Civic, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2006 Civic, 19 other models
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 07E104000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002, 2004–2005 Civic, 9 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E050000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Civic, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Civic, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2005 Civic, 46 other models
2003 Honda Civic complaints by year
NHTSA has received 499 owner complaints about the 2003 Honda Civic, the newest on September 25, 2024. Of these, 90 describe a crash (18%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 66 injuries and 13 deaths.
In complaints about the 2003 Honda Civic, the component group named most often is the air bags (28%), followed by the power train (20%) and the electrical system (10%).
8 of the 2003 Honda Civic's 24 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2003 Honda Civic owners gave the mileage (367 complaints), the median was 76,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags140
- Power Train101
- Electrical System51
- Engine And Engine Cooling37
- Vehicle Speed Control34
- Structure26
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 43 | |
| 2004 | 43 | |
| 2005 | 30 | |
| 2006 | 18 | |
| 2007 | 45 | |
| 2008 | 35 | |
| 2009 | 21 | |
| 2010 | 47 | |
| 2011 | 27 | |
| 2012 | 25 | |
| 2013 | 19 | |
| 2014 | 29 | |
| 2015 | 44 | |
| 2016 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Honda Civic peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 47. 27% 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 Civic drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Honda Civic year in the same window: 13th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 499 complaints about the 2003 Honda Civic are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Civic by model year
Other 2003 Honda models
Newest record on this page: September 25, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted