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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2011 Honda Element Recalls

The 2011 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 2011 Honda Element. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
11

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
11

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2011 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 2011 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 2003–2010 Element, 11 other models

19V499000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2003–2010 Element, 11 other models

19V501000: 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 2003–2010 Element, 16 other models

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

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 2010 Element, 2 other models

18V662000: 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 2003–2004, 2006–2008 Element, 9 other models

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

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 2009–2010 Element, 2 other models

18V041000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2005–2010 Element, 6 other models

17V029000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2003–2010 Element, 7 other models

16V344000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2003–2010 Element, 11 other models

15V320000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: wiring

Campaign
12V436000
Reported
September 5, 2012
Vehicles affected
up to 5,216
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2007–2010 Element

12V436000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal

Campaign
19E068000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2007–2010 Element, 7 other models

19E068000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2011 Honda Element complaints by year

NHTSA has received 11 owner complaints about the 2011 Honda Element, the newest on December 3, 2020. Of these, 1 describe a crash (9%).

In complaints about the 2011 Honda Element, the component group named most often is the air bags (55%), followed by the visibility (18%) and the power train (9%).

9 of the 2011 Honda Element's 11 recalls also concern the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags6
  • Visibility2
  • Power Train1
  • Seat Belts1
  • Steering1
  • Suspension1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2011 Honda Element received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20144
20164
20171
20181
20201

Complaints about the 2011 Honda Element peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 4. 36% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.

The 11 complaints about the 2011 Honda Element are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Honda Element by model year

Other 2011 Honda models

Newest record on this page: December 3, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted