NHTSA Safety Recalls
Honda CR-Z Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 3 recall campaigns for the Honda CR-Z, across 5 model years from 2011 to 2015. The 2011 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2014 (1).
- Model years
- 5
- Recall campaigns
- 3
- Most recalls
- 2011
- Owner complaints
- 68
2011–2015, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 68 complaints with NHTSA about the Honda CR-Z across 6 model years; the most, 38, concern the 2011.
Owners marked a crash on 7 of the Honda CR-Z complaints (10%) and a fire on 0.
Across all Honda CR-Z model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 36 complaints), then the structure (9).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Honda CR-Z in 2016: 23, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Honda CR-Z is air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module, in 9 model-year listings.
The newest Honda CR-Z recall, 19V500000, was reported on June 27, 2019 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.
Honda CR-Z years to avoid
Too few Honda CR-Z model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Honda CR-Z years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Honda CR-Z
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE9
- POWER TRAIN1
Honda CR-Z model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Honda CR-Z recall campaign (3)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19V500000June 27, 2019 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2011–2013, 2015 | injury and death | 1,558 |
| 16V061000February 3, 2016 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2011–2015 | crash, injury and death | 2,232,187 |
| 11V458000September 7, 2011 | power train | 2011 | crash and injury | 5,626 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Honda CR-Z. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: September 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted