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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2011 Honda CR-Z Recalls

The 2011 Honda CR-Z has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.

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

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
38

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
5

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★☆☆

overall, 5 stars max

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

3 recalls on the 2011 Honda CR-Z

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 2012–2013, 2015 CR-Z, 9 other models

19V500000: 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 2012–2015 CR-Z, 10 other models

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

Power train

Campaign
11V458000
Reported
September 7, 2011
Vehicles affected
up to 5,626
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
only the 2011 Honda CR-Z

11V458000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2011 Honda CR-Z complaints by year

NHTSA has received 38 owner complaints about the 2011 Honda CR-Z, the newest on June 13, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (13%); owners reported 5 injuries.

In complaints about the 2011 Honda CR-Z, the component group named most often is the air bags (42%), followed by the structure (13%) and the electrical system (11%).

2 of the 2011 Honda CR-Z's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2011 Honda CR-Z owners gave the mileage (24 complaints), the median was 49,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags16
  • Structure5
  • Unknown Or Other5
  • Electrical System4
  • Power Train4
  • Steering4

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2011 Honda CR-Z received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20115
20122
20132
20142
20151
201611
20176
20182
20212
20222
20231
20262

Complaints about the 2011 Honda CR-Z peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 11. 29% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★☆☆
  • Frontal: 3/5
  • Side: 3/5
  • Rollover: 5/5

The 38 complaints about the 2011 Honda CR-Z are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Honda CR-Z by model year

Other 2011 Honda models

Newest record on this page: June 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted