Honda Element Recalls

What this means

NHTSA lists 20 recall campaigns covering at least one Honda Element model year (2003–2011). Each campaign below shows the model years it covers, the official NHTSA text and the share of vehicles repaired so far.

Data summary generated from official records. Methodology Data: NHTSA, DOT, EPA · Refreshed Oct 6, 2026

Which model years each campaign covers

Honda Element recall campaigns (rows) by model year covered (columns), 2003–2011
Campaign	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
19V499000 Air bag	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
19V501000 Air bag	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
19V182000 Air bag	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
18V662000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered
18V268000 Air bag	covered	covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	covered
18V041000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered
17V029000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
16V344000 Air bag	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
15V370000 Air bag	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
15V320000 Air bag	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
14V700000 Air bag	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
14V353000 Air bag	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
12V436000 Electrical	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
11V395000 Power train	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
10V364000 Electrical	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
10V361000 Power train	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered
10V271000 Equipment	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
10V098000 Brake	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
08V349000 Suspension	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
06V270000 Equipment	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered

● = the campaign lists this model year. Source: NHTSA recalls file, retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

All 20 campaigns, newest first

Listed for 2003–2011 Honda Element. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 19V499000 Filed Jun 27, 2019

Driver Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · driver side · inflator module

29.5% repairedof 3,947 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 19V499000

Listed for 2003–2011 Honda Element. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 19V501000 Filed Jun 27, 2019

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

47.7% repairedof 1,657,752 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 19V501000

Listed for 2003–2011 Honda Element. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 19V182000 Filed Mar 6, 2019

Driver Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · driver side · inflator module

54.2% repairedof 1,101,534 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 19V182000

Listed for 2010, 2011 Honda Element. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 18V662000 Filed Sep 27, 2018

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

85% repairedof 57,095 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 18V662000

Listed for 2003–2011 Honda Element. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 18V268000 Filed Apr 26, 2018

Improperly Installed Passenger Air Bag

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

86.4% repairedof 1,335 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 18V268000

Listed for 2009, 2010, 2011 Honda Element. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 18V041000 Filed Jan 9, 2018

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

80.8% repairedof 24,945 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 18V041000

Listed for 2005–2011 Honda Element. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 17V029000 Filed Jan 10, 2017

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

71.9% repairedof 308,884 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 17V029000

Listed for 2003–2011 Honda Element. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 16V344000 Filed May 23, 2016

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

57.8% repairedof 1,790,894 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 16V344000

Listed for 2003 Honda Element. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 15V370000 Filed Jun 15, 2015

Passenger Side Front Air Bag Inflator may Rupture

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

76.9% repairedof 3,498,481 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 15V370000

Listed for 2003–2011 Honda Element. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 15V320000 Filed May 28, 2015

Driver's Frontal Air Bag May Rupture

Air bags · frontal · driver side · inflator module

79% repairedof 6,281,043 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 15V320000

Listed for 2003, 2004 Honda Element. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 14V700000 Filed Nov 4, 2014

Passenger Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

Air bags

Repair progress not yet reported

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 14V700000

Listed for 2003, 2004 Honda Element. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 14V353000 Filed Jun 20, 2014

Passenger Side Air Bag Inflator may Rupture

Air bags

70% repairedof 133,207 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 14V353000

Listed for 2007–2011 Honda Element. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 12V436000 Filed Sep 5, 2012

Accessory Trailer Hitch Wiring Harness

Electrical system · wiring

Repair progress not yet reported5,216 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 12V436000

Listed for 2005–2008 Honda Element. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 11V395000 Filed Aug 4, 2011

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE

Power train · automatic transmission · control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)

Repair progress not yet reported1,512,107 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 11V395000

Listed for 2003, 2004 Honda Element. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 10V364000 Filed Aug 5, 2010

IGNITION INTERLOCK

Electrical system · ignition

Repair progress not yet reported551,498 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 10V364000

Listed for 2010 Honda Element. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 10V361000 Filed Aug 4, 2010

GEAR SELECTOR

Power train · automatic transmission · gear position indication (prndl)

Repair progress not yet reported585 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 10V361000

Listed for 2008 Honda Element. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 10V271000 Filed Jun 15, 2010

6-WAY POWER SEAT BASE

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Repair progress not yet reported13 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 10V271000

Listed for 2007, 2008 Honda Element. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 10V098000 Filed Mar 16, 2010

SOFT BRAKE PEDAL/BRAKING PERFORMANCE

Service brakes, air

Repair progress not yet reported412,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 10V098000

Listed for 2008 Honda Element. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 08V349000 Filed Jul 29, 2008

IMPROPER WELDED SUSPENSION

Suspension · rear

Repair progress not yet reported241 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 08V349000

Listed for 2006 Honda Element. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 06V270000 Filed Jul 26, 2006

OWNER'S MANUAL HOTLINE INFORMATION INCORRECT

Equipment · other · owners/service/other manual

Repair progress not yet reported1,190,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 06V270000

Where to next

Honda Element problems by yearModel overview →Which Element years drew the fewest complaints?Best & worst years →Have a VIN? Decode itVIN decoder →

How this page was madeSources, processing, limits, review and changes

Data sources

NHTSA recalls by vehicle
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
US DOT recall completion rates (data.transportation.gov)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA ODI owner complaints
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA NCAP 5-Star Safety Ratings
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EPA fuel economy data (licence confirmation pending)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EIA weekly retail gasoline prices
Weekly, all taxes included

Processing

Complaints are counted per component. One complaint can list several, so component totals add up to more than the total.
Fuel cost = miles per year ÷ EPA combined mpg × EIA weekly price for your region.

Limitations

Complaint counts are owner reports, not verified findings or failure rates. There is no sales denominator.
Recall campaigns are listed for the model year. Only NHTSA and the automaker know whether a specific car was repaired.
Recent model years are still collecting reports.

Review

Data compiled automatically from the official files listed here.

Changelog

2026-10-06 Data refreshed from the official files.

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