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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2011 Honda CR-V Recalls

The 2011 Honda CR-V has 13 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 30, 2023.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Honda CR-V. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
13

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
554

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
29

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2011 Honda CR-V, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

13 recalls on the 2011 Honda CR-V

Structure: frame and members

Campaign
23V228000
Reported
March 30, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 616,128
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2007–2010 CR-V

23V228000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
19V500000
Reported
June 27, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 1,558
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2007–2010 CR-V, 9 other models

19V500000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
19V502000
Reported
June 27, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 9,555
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2007–2010 CR-V, 11 other models

19V502000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
19V378000
Reported
May 16, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 19,138
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2007–2010 CR-V, 12 other models

19V378000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2002–2007, 2010 CR-V, 16 other models

19V182000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
18V661000
Reported
September 27, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 1,355,406
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2010 CR-V, 9 other models

18V661000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2002–2010 CR-V, 9 other models

18V268000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
18V042000
Reported
January 9, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 691,726
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2009–2010 CR-V, 11 other models

18V042000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
17V545000
Reported
August 31, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 3,257
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2007–2010 CR-V, 7 other models

17V545000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
17V417000
Reported
June 29, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 629
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2007–2010 CR-V

17V417000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
17V030000
Reported
January 10, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 977,708
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2007–2010 CR-V, 10 other models

17V030000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
16V346000
Reported
May 24, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 2,719,386
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2007–2010 CR-V, 11 other models

16V346000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
16V061000
Reported
February 3, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 2,232,187
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 2007–2010 CR-V, 10 other models

16V061000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2011 Honda CR-V complaints by year

NHTSA has received 554 owner complaints about the 2011 Honda CR-V, the newest on September 30, 2026. Of these, 29 describe a crash (5%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries.

In complaints about the 2011 Honda CR-V, the component group named most often is the air bags (53%), followed by the electrical system (10%) and the structure (8%).

12 of the 2011 Honda CR-V's 13 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2011 Honda CR-V owners gave the mileage (203 complaints), the median was 52,353 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags295
  • Electrical System55
  • Unknown Or Other55
  • Structure45
  • Engine37
  • Suspension20

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2011 Honda CR-V received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20101
201117
201217
201316
201421
201519
2016266
201747
201819
201914
202014
202111
202213
202340
202416
202510
202613

Complaints about the 2011 Honda CR-V peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 266. 13% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Honda CR-V drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Honda CR-V year in the same window: 19th highest of the 23 ranked years.

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NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★☆
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 4/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 554 complaints about the 2011 Honda CR-V are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Honda CR-V by model year

Other 2011 Honda models

Newest record on this page: September 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted