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2001 Honda CR-V problems

NHTSA lists 142 complaints for the 2001 Honda CR-V, 11 of them mention a crash and 3 mention a fire. 8 complaints mention an injury, with 9 injuries and 1 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as HONDA CR-V.

At a glance

Complaints
142
With crash
11
With fire
3
With injury (complaints)
8
Injuries
9
Deaths
1
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
875,966
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
77

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. The required sales year is missing.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
AIR BAGS5236.6%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2416.9%
ENGINE96.3%
TIRES85.6%
VISIBILITY85.6%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM74.9%
EQUIPMENT74.9%
POWER TRAIN64.2%
SEAT BELTS64.2%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER53.5%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGENGINE13
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGCOOLING SYSTEM3
EQUIPMENTAPPLIANCE3
SEAT BELTSFRONT3
VISIBILITYSUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY3
AIR BAGSFRONTAL2
EQUIPMENTMECHANICAL2
POWER TRAINAUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2
POWER TRAINCLUTCH ASSEMBLY2
STRUCTUREBODY2

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.

Recalls

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1 recalls.

20V027000

Date: 2020-01-17. Systems: AIR BAGS.

Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2001-2002 Acura 3.2CL, 2000-2003 Acura 3.5RL, 2000-2001 Acura 3.2TL, Honda CR-V and Honda Odyssey, 2001-2002 Acura MDX and 2000 Accord Coupe, Accord Sedan, Civic Coupe, and Civic Sedan vehicles. These vehicles may have received a replacement driver frontal air bag module as part of a vehicle repair. Due to a manufacturing issue, the replac (excerpt)

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, an inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag cushion may not properly protect the occupant. These scenarios increase the risk of serious injury or death. (excerpt)

Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the air bags in the vehicles, replacing the driver frontal air bag inflator with an inflator of a different design, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 1, 2020. Owners may contact American Honda's Customer Support & Campaign Center at 1-888-234-2138. (excerpt)

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

77 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
POWER TRAIN16
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM9
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC8
EQUIPMENT7
AIR BAGS6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6
STRUCTURE5
SUSPENSION5

10165333

Date: 2019-07-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.

This SKU is a Front Upper Ball Joint. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect for the outer diameter of the ball joint housing being too small. The outer diameter being too small would prevent the part from being installed, and would therefore have no impact on

10128531

Date: 2014-08-06. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: AIR BAGS.

Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, American Honda announced three recalls for various 2001-11 Honda models. As of August 4, 2014, affected VINs have been identified, and VIN status inquiry has been updated.

10128559

Date: 2014-07-23. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: AIR BAGS.

Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, American Honda announced three recalls for various 2001-11 Honda models. As of July 23, 2014, affected VINs have been identified, and service bulletins 14-040, Safety Recall: Accord, Civic, and Others ? Front Passenger?s Airbag Inflator Can Be Over-Pressur

10053545

Date: 2013-08-09. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER.

HONDA: TROUBLESHOOTING OF DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) P1456 AND P1457. DEALERS ARE TO RUN EVAP FUNCTION TEST TO FIND IF THERE IS A LEAK SO THE VEHICLE CAN BE REPAIRED. *KB

10025523

Date: 2008-05-31. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY REDUCED LABEL FOR ALL HONDA VEHICLES. *PE

10018021

Date: 2005-07-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

SPEEDOMETER SHOPS CAN TRANSFER ODOMETER MILEAGE. HONDA SERVICE NEWS. *TT

10016353

Date: 2005-04-16. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

TRANSFERRING ODOMETER MILEAGE AT ODOMETER R&R. *TT

10017631

Date: 2005-02-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1298 IS STORED IN THE ECM/PCM. *TT

10008524

Date: 2004-11-05. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

ROUGH IDLE, HARD TO START, POOR ENGINE PERFORMANCE, OR MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) COMES ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, OR P0172. *TT *EH

10014017

Date: 2004-07-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

POOR A/C COOLING DURING HARD ACCELERATION. *EH

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
CR-V142

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