2019 Honda CR-V · symptom sheet
Airbag warning light or recall
- 79owner reports
- 7,175median miles
- 12involved a crash
Newest report Aug 27, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
79 of the 1,101 complaints on this car describe airbag.
Narrower sheets: Takata airbag inflator recall (57 reports)
Tick what matches of 79 reports
Airbag on other CR-V 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: 2018, 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 (12 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the airbags cover 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.
The metal core of the steering wheel may have burrs which can damage the harnesses routed within, potentially disabling the driver's air bag or causing it to deploy without warning.
All 8 recalls on the 2019 Honda CR-V, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the airbags on the CR-V
Desiccated air bag inflator rupture. Open.
Electrical overstress. Closed sep 19, 2024, led to recall 20V-024.
Air bag inflator rupture. Open, led to recall 14V-668.
Air bag inflator rupture. Closed mar 2, 2015, led to recall 13V-172.
Autoliv air bag propellant mixture. Closed may 8, 2012.
None of these investigations covers the 2019 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 2,800 and 53,519 miles, from the 17 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2019 Honda CR-V 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
“Driver side door lock was broken. Car was broken into. Airbag (on steering wheel) was stolen. I am not sure if the alarm went off. Caused âAirbag System (SRS) Problemâ warning light on the dash. Car was still drivable. This was during the pandemic so there was a parts shortage. Needed to replace lock, airbag, and clock spring. Took 2 weeks.”
Filed May 27, 2026
“When the car turns on, the message of âpassenger air bag offâ. I weigh over 100 pounds and sit properly. When the car was under warranty, I took the car to the dealer for this air bag problem. After waiting over 3 hours, I was told to come back and the part was not available. I thought there was a switch to turn on air bags, but I left the dealer in Avondale, AZ and went home. The problem continues.”
Filed Sep 18, 2023
“Travelling appoximently 25-30mph when the vehicle in front of me, towing a small camper, stopped suddenly to avoid a suddenly stopped vehicle in front of them, causing me to rear-end them at appoximently 15-20mph. My airbags did not deploy”
Filed Jul 24, 2023
“My wife was on her way to work and she hit a deer. The damage estimate is approximately 5000.00 to the right front end. With that much damage the air bags should have deployed but failed to do so”
Filed Aug 25, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 12 of 79 reports involved a crash and 9 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
- Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 186 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 100 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 95 reports
- Steering sticks, feels notchy or jerks 90 reports
- Fuel pump failure 70 reports
- Forward collision warning goes off or the camera drops out 60 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 57 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 55 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 49 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 46 reports
- Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 41 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 33 reports