2019 Honda Accord · symptom sheet
Airbag warning light or recall
- 31owner reports
- 65,000median miles
- 7involved a crash
Newest report Sep 28, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
31 of the 691 complaints on this car describe airbag.
Tick what matches of 31 reports
Airbag on other Accord years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Airbag complaints split into a few kinds. The most common is an airbag warning light that won't go out. Others involve the passenger seat sensor switching the passenger bag off with an adult sitting there, an airbag that didn't deploy in a crash, or one that went off without a crash at all. A large share also come from owners waiting on a recall part.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the occupant sensor (7 reports) and the module (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the airbags covers the 2019 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.
All 6 recalls on the 2019 Honda Accord, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the airbags on the Accord
Desiccated air bag inflator rupture. Open.
Electrical overstress. Closed sep 19, 2024, led to recall 20V-024.
Srs control module failure. Closed jun 17, 2016, led to recall 16V-056.
Air bag inflator rupture. Open, led to recall 14V-668.
Honda ewr reporting. Closed apr 21, 2016.
Inadvertent side air bag deployment. Closed jan 4, 2016.
Air bag inflator rupture. Closed mar 2, 2015, led to recall 13V-172.
Inadvertent side air bag deployment. Closed jul 29, 2014.
Autoliv air bag propellant mixture. Closed may 8, 2012.
Rupturing driver's air bag inflators. Closed may 6, 2010.
Srs readiness indicator illumination. Closed mar 24, 2006.
Frontal driver air bag. Closed nov 22, 2004, led to recall 04V-551.
Oversensitive air bag deployment. Closed oct 31, 1996, led to recall 96V-217.
None of these investigations covers the 2019 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 15,000 and 90,000 miles, from the 11 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2019 Honda Accord that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2018-2020 Accords & 2019-2020 CR-Vs with a customer complaint of the SRS light on with the DTC B0020-13 (Open or Increased Resistance in the Driver's Side Airbag Inflator) or B0028-13 (Open or ...
What owners wrote
“Warning light for passenger air bag. There is know recall but my car has not been issued the same recall as others. They have been appearing on and off since 90k miles.”
Filed Aug 29, 2026 · 90,000 miles
“Intermittent âSRS problem see dealerâ displays on console. Have not taken it to dealer as forums indicate itâs a common issue but not covered by any warranty.”
Filed Jan 26, 2025
“Passenger air bag sensors are faulty. The passenger air bag "off" warning light stays on even when the seat is empty which indicates that the passenger air bag system is compromised. The vehicle is available for inspection.”
Filed Jul 2, 2024
“Honda is delaying the safety recall and because of that I am loosing money ! Honda is costing my business to loose money ! How this can be handled ? This car also ended up in the crash and now my car value is not the same and I am in negative equity”
Filed Jun 12, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 7 of 31 reports involved a crash and 8 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 104 reports
- Engine overheats or leaks coolant 99 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 91 reports
- Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 90 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 89 reports
- Fuel pump failure 65 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 55 reports
- Turbo failure or loss of boost 44 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 43 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 37 reports
- Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 33 reports
- Forward collision warning goes off or the camera drops out 33 reports