NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Honda Element Recalls
The 2010 Honda Element has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Honda Element. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 30
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Honda Element, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2010 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 2003–2009, 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 2003–2009, 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 2003–2009, 2011 Element, 16 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V662000
- Reported
- September 27, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 57,095
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Element, 2 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 2009, 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 2005–2009, 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 2003–2009, 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 2003–2009, 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 2007–2009, 2011 Element
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 10V361000
- Reported
- August 4, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 585
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2010 Honda Element
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 19E068000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009, 2011 Element, 7 other models
2010 Honda Element complaints by year
NHTSA has received 30 owner complaints about the 2010 Honda Element, the newest on January 12, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (7%); owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Honda Element, the component group named most often is the air bags (23%), followed by the suspension (20%) and the service brakes (13%).
8 of the 2010 Honda Element's 11 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2010 Honda Element owners gave the mileage (16 complaints), the median was 44,458 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags7
- Suspension6
- Service Brakes4
- Engine3
- Electrical System2
- Exterior Lighting2
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2010 Honda Element peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 6. 13% arrived between 2009 and 2013, 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 30 complaints about the 2010 Honda Element are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Element by model year
Other 2010 Honda models
Newest record on this page: January 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted