NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Honda Accord Recalls
The 2006 Honda Accord has 17 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Honda Accord. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 17
- Owner complaints
- 433
- Crashes reported
- 52
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Honda Accord, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
17 recalls on the 2006 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 2001–2005, 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 2001–2005, 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, 2007–2012 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 2004–2005, 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 2001–2005, 2007 Accord, 11 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
Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
- Campaign
- 11V395000
- Reported
- August 4, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,512,107
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007–2010 Accord, 2 other models
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 06V270000
- Reported
- July 26, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,190,000
- Same campaign
- also 29 other models
Tires: bead
- Campaign
- 05V536000
- Reported
- November 28, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,606
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Honda Accord
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 05V510000
- Reported
- November 3, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 316
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2005 Accord, 17 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2005 Accord, 19 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07E004000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005 Accord
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07E031000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005 Accord
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 19E068000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005, 2007 Accord, 7 other models
2006 Honda Accord complaints by year
NHTSA has received 433 owner complaints about the 2006 Honda Accord, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 52 describe a crash (12%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 39 injuries and 4 deaths.
In complaints about the 2006 Honda Accord, the component group named most often is the air bags (30%), followed by the power train (12%) and the steering (11%).
8 of the 2006 Honda Accord's 17 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2006 Honda Accord owners gave the mileage (310 complaints), the median was 77,300 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags130
- Power Train50
- Steering48
- Electrical System42
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic41
- Unknown Or Other30
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 32 | |
| 2007 | 31 | |
| 2008 | 16 | |
| 2009 | 28 | |
| 2010 | 26 | |
| 2011 | 20 | |
| 2012 | 27 | |
| 2013 | 25 | |
| 2014 | 35 | |
| 2015 | 49 | |
| 2016 | 23 | |
| 2017 | 27 | |
| 2018 | 19 | |
| 2019 | 27 | |
| 2020 | 15 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2006 Honda Accord peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 49. 25% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Honda Accord drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Honda Accord year in the same window: 19th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 433 complaints about the 2006 Honda Accord are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2006 Honda Accord crash tests and safety technology
NHTSA rated 2 versions of the 2006 Honda Accord: 4-door with side airbags and 2-door with side airbags.
On the 2006 Honda Accord, in the side barrier test the front seat scored 4 stars and the rear seat 5 (2-door with side airbags).
For the 2006 Honda Accord, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as an option and no forward collision warning or lane departure warning. Forward collision warning became standard on the Accord with the 2018 model year, 12 years after this one.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2006 Honda Accord rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 10.3% (4 stars); the 4-door with side airbags is higher, 10.7%. That is tied for the highest of the 19 Accord years NHTSA rated from 2004 on (9.3%–10.3%); the 2018 had the lowest, 9.3%. Of 99 other 2006 cars with NHTSA ratings on this site, 19 (19%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 11.1%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 1841, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2006 Honda Accord: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Honda Accord by model year
Other 2006 Honda models
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted