NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Honda Accord Recalls
The 2004 Honda Accord has 22 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Honda Accord. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 22
- Owner complaints
- 1,018
- Crashes reported
- 90
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
14 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Honda Accord, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
22 recalls on the 2004 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 2001–2003, 2005–2007 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 2003, 2005–2007 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 2001–2003, 2005–2007, 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 2003, 2005–2012 Accord, 9 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V178000
- Reported
- March 30, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,602
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2007 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 2003, 2005–2007 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 2001–2003, 2005–2007 Accord, 11 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V700000
- Reported
- November 4, 2014
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 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 2003, 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 2003, 2005–2007 Accord, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 07V001000
- Reported
- January 3, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 81,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Accord
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 04V551000
- Reported
- November 18, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 257,616
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005 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 2003 Accord, 5 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005–2006 Accord, 17 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E032000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005 Accord, 2 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E038000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005 Accord, 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005–2006 Accord, 19 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07E004000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2006 Accord
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07E031000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2006 Accord
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005 Accord, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005 Accord, 46 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 19E068000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2007 Accord, 7 other models
2004 Honda Accord complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,018 owner complaints about the 2004 Honda Accord, the newest on October 12, 2026. Of these, 90 describe a crash (9%) and 14 a fire; owners reported 77 injuries and 3 deaths.
In complaints about the 2004 Honda Accord, the component group named most often is the power train (34%), followed by the air bags (25%) and the electrical system (14%).
1 of the 2004 Honda Accord's 22 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2004 Honda Accord owners gave the mileage (794 complaints), the median was 90,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train348
- Air Bags251
- Electrical System146
- Steering66
- Vehicle Speed Control58
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic44
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 66 | |
| 2005 | 72 | |
| 2006 | 32 | |
| 2007 | 34 | |
| 2008 | 45 | |
| 2009 | 51 | |
| 2010 | 86 | |
| 2011 | 97 | |
| 2012 | 108 | |
| 2013 | 67 | |
| 2014 | 74 | |
| 2015 | 90 | |
| 2016 | 50 | |
| 2017 | 32 | |
| 2018 | 25 | |
| 2019 | 33 | |
| 2020 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 10 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2004 Honda Accord peaked in 2012, when NHTSA received 108. 20% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Honda Accord drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Honda Accord year in the same window: 10th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 1,018 complaints about the 2004 Honda Accord are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Accord by model year
Other 2004 Honda models
Newest record on this page: October 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted