NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Honda Element Recalls
The 2009 Honda Element has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Honda Element. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 31
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Honda Element, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2009 Honda Element
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 2003–2008, 2010–2011 Element, 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 2003–2008, 2010–2011 Element, 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 2003–2008, 2010–2011 Element, 16 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V041000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 24,945
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011 Element, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V029000
- Reported
- January 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 308,884
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2008, 2010–2011 Element, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V344000
- Reported
- May 23, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,790,894
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2008, 2010–2011 Element, 7 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 2003–2008, 2010–2011 Element, 11 other models
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 12V436000
- Reported
- September 5, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,216
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008, 2010–2011 Element
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 19E068000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008, 2010–2011 Element, 7 other models
2009 Honda Element complaints by year
NHTSA has received 31 owner complaints about the 2009 Honda Element, the newest on October 8, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (13%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Honda Element, the component group named most often is the suspension (26%), followed by the air bags (16%) and the service brakes (16%).
7 of the 2009 Honda Element's 9 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2009 Honda Element owners gave the mileage (17 complaints), the median was 40,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension8
- Air Bags5
- Service Brakes5
- Structure5
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic3
- Steering3
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2009 Honda Element peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 5. 23% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 31 complaints about the 2009 Honda Element are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Element by model year
Other 2009 Honda models
Newest record on this page: October 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted