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Honda Element Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 24 recall campaigns for the Honda Element, across 9 model years from 2003 to 2011. The 2008 has the most (13); the fewest among years with a recall is 2009 (9).

Honda Element years to avoid by our method: 2003 (6.0× the median year) and 2004 (3.0× the median year).

Model years
9

2003–2011, with a recall

Recall campaigns
24
Most recalls
2008

13 recalls

Owner complaints
1,282

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 1,282 complaints with NHTSA about the Honda Element across 9 model years; the most, 423, concern the 2003.

Owners marked a crash on 92 of the Honda Element complaints (7%) and a fire on 13.

Across all Honda Element model years, owners name the visibility most often (at least 358 complaints), then the air bags (322).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Honda Element in 2004: 176, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Honda Element is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 37 model-year listings.

The newest Honda Element recall, 19V499000, was reported on June 27, 2019 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.

Honda Element years to avoid

The 2003 Honda Element stands out most: 254 complaints between 2002 and 2006, 53% of them naming the visibility.

The 2003 also carries 12 recalls, against a median of 11.5 for the ranked Honda Element years.

The best-measured Honda Element years are 2007 (0.4×), 2006 (0.9×) and 2005 (0.9×).

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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Honda Element, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
201111114not ranked
201011304not ranked
20099317not ranked
20081311339
1.1×
20071211219
0.4×
20061112232
0.9×
20051015933
0.9×
2004avoid11281123
3.0×
2003avoid12423254
6.0×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Honda Element years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Honda Element

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE37
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE27
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS5
  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL5
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING5
  • AIR BAGS4
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING4
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)4
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION2
  • SERVICE BRAKES, AIR2

Honda Element model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Honda Element recall campaign (24)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Honda Element, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
19V499000June 27, 2019air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2003–2011injury and death3,947
19V501000June 27, 2019air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2003–2011injury and death1,657,752
19V182000March 6, 2019air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2003–2011injury and death1,101,534
18V662000September 27, 2018air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2010–2011injury and death57,095
18V268000April 26, 2018air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2003–2004, 2006–2008, 2011crash and injury1,335
18V041000January 9, 2018air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2009–2011injury and death24,945
17V029000January 10, 2017air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2005–2011injury and death308,884
16V344000May 23, 2016air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2003–2011injury and death1,790,894
15V370000June 15, 2015air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2003crash, injury and death3,498,481
15V320000May 28, 2015air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2003–2011crash, injury and death6,281,043
14V700000November 4, 2014air bags2003–2004crash, injury and death—
14V353000June 20, 2014air bags2003–2004crash, injury and death133,207
12V436000September 5, 2012electrical system: wiring2007–2011crash5,216
11V395000August 4, 2011power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)2005–2008crash and injury1,512,107
10V364000August 5, 2010electrical system: ignition2003–2004crash551,498
10V361000August 4, 2010power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)2010crash585
10V271000June 15, 2010equipment adaptive/mobility2008injury13
10V098000March 16, 2010service brakes, air2007–2008crash412,000
08V349000July 29, 2008suspension: rear2008crash241
06V270000July 26, 2006equipment: other: owners/service/other manual2006—1,190,000
05E035000equipment2005crash and injury—
09E012000exterior lighting2003–2006crash—
09E025000exterior lighting: headlights2003–2007crash—
19E068000vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal2007–2011crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Honda Element. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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