NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Honda Civic Recalls
The 2004 Honda Civic has 15 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Honda Civic. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 15
- Owner complaints
- 350
- Crashes reported
- 47
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Honda Civic, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
15 recalls on the 2004 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 2001–2003, 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 2001–2003, 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 2001–2003, 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 2001–2003, 2005–2011 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 2001–2003, 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 2001–2003, 2005 Civic, 11 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V700000
- Reported
- November 4, 2014
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003, 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 2003, 2005 Civic, 8 other models
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 07V512000
- Reported
- November 1, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,545
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005–2007 Civic
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- Campaign
- 04V550000
- Reported
- November 18, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 416
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Civic
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005–2006 Civic, 17 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E032000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005 Civic, 2 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005–2006 Civic, 19 other models
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 07E104000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003, 2005 Civic, 9 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005 Civic, 46 other models
2004 Honda Civic complaints by year
NHTSA has received 350 owner complaints about the 2004 Honda Civic, the newest on November 14, 2023. Of these, 47 describe a crash (13%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 37 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2004 Honda Civic, the component group named most often is the air bags (38%), followed by the power train (16%) and the electrical system (9%).
8 of the 2004 Honda Civic's 15 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2004 Honda Civic owners gave the mileage (239 complaints), the median was 82,152 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags133
- Power Train56
- Electrical System32
- Vehicle Speed Control23
- Seat Belts20
- Structure17
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 30 | |
| 2005 | 26 | |
| 2006 | 17 | |
| 2007 | 17 | |
| 2008 | 16 | |
| 2009 | 24 | |
| 2010 | 24 | |
| 2011 | 33 | |
| 2012 | 17 | |
| 2013 | 13 | |
| 2014 | 28 | |
| 2015 | 34 | |
| 2016 | 15 | |
| 2017 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 15 | |
| 2019 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2004 Honda Civic peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 34. 26% 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 Civic drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Honda Civic year in the same window: 21st highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2004 one of the three best-measured Honda Civic years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
The 350 complaints about the 2004 Honda Civic are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Civic by model year
Other 2004 Honda models
Newest record on this page: November 14, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted