2013 Honda CR-Z
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
2 recalls name the 2013 Honda CR-Z. Newest first.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013 Acura ILX, 2015 RDX, 2005-2010 and 2012 RL, 2009-2014 TL, 2010 and 2012 ZDX, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2011-2013 and 2015 CR-Z, 2009-2013 Fit, 2013 Fit EV, 2010-2011 and 2013 Insight and 2007-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with driver frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall…
Risk and remedy
Risk
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are S5B and W59.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Honda CR-V, 2011-2015 CR-Z, 2010-2014 FCX, and Insight, 2009-2013 Fit, 2013-2014 Fit EV, 2007-2014 Ridgeline, 2013-2016 Acura ILX, 2013-2014 Acura ILX Hybrid, 2007-2016 RDX, 2005-2012 Acura RL, 2009-2014 Acura TL, and 2010-2013 Acura ZDX vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped…
Risk and remedy
Risk
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are JY0, JY1, and JY2.
Owner complaints
11 complaints1 involved a crash1 injuries
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Power train
Front driver side axle rusted and snapped in half - in line with safety recalls #20V769 & #20V770. Currently, it is available for inspection. I am hoping to begin repairs within the next 3 days. I will save the defective parts and take photos for inspection, upon request. This occurred from a…
Front driver side axle rusted and snapped in half - in line with safety recalls #20V769 & #20V770. Currently, it is available for inspection. I am hoping to begin repairs within the next 3 days. I will save the defective parts and take photos for inspection, upon request. This occurred from a complete stop, turning onto an extremely busy highway. I was able roll into the middle lane to avoid collision. My vehicle was disabled in the middle lane for roughly an hour. I exited my vehicle and stood on the side of the road while I waited for a tow truck to arrive. Due to the high traffic, it was unsafe (for other motorists) for my vehicle to remain in the center lane for more than a moment and I was unsafe inside the vehicle. The only indication leading up to the incident was a dull thud followed by immediate loss of accelleration, while legally crossing lanes. There was a near collision from oncoming traffic; fortunately my vehicle was visible and oncoming traffic came to a stop, allowing me to slowly coast into the middle lane. No warning lamps, lights, or messages. The vehicle was inspected by a Honda dealer, the rusted and snapped axle was confirmed by a tehnician. This exact incident is covered under two different Honda recalls but the model of my vehicle is not covered. The Honda CR-Z is a lesser known model no longer in production, no doubt the reason it is not included. My vehicle falls under all other guidelines exactly; i.e., model year, registered state, nature of the failure.
- Air bags
Check airbag light came on. Went to Honda dealership for diagnostic. Was informed that entire SRS unit is defective and needs replaced. This unit controls the entire airbag system. I was given a repair invoice and was told I was liable to pay. Honda manufacturer will NOT pay for this. This is a safety defect and I need to report this.
- Air bags · Air bags › Srs malfunction warning lamp/light
The contact owns a 2013 Honda CR-Z. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the air bag warning light inadvertently illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the SRS unit. The contact was informed that the SRS unit needed to be replaced.…
The contact owns a 2013 Honda CR-Z. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the air bag warning light inadvertently illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the SRS unit. The contact was informed that the SRS unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that SRS units degrade over time. The contact was provided a case number. The failure mileage was 100,400. The dealership stated that the contact would be liable to pay for the repairs.
- Air bags · Seat belts · Structure › Body
In the accident airbag fractured my forehead in 3 places broke my nose,l was hospitalized 2 days
- Air bags
TL* takata recall. The contact owns a 2013 honda cr-z. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v061000 (air bags) however the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
- Electrical system
2013 CRV does not start after being parked o ernight, for an hour, for a couple of hours, and just today for about 10 minutes. This has been happening every 2-3 weeks starting november 2016. Each time requires jumpstart and on two occasions took it to autozone to check battery life and each time…
2013 CRV does not start after being parked o ernight, for an hour, for a couple of hours, and just today for about 10 minutes. This has been happening every 2-3 weeks starting november 2016. Each time requires jumpstart and on two occasions took it to autozone to check battery life and each time have been told there IS nothing wrong with the battery. 2013 CRV with 25,700 miles. Aside from driving around with jumper cables what can I do now that my 3 year warranty IS done?
- Air bags
Takata recall the first safety recall letter was distributed in march. the dealer was contacted in june, as parts were to be available in summer of 2016. the dealer stated that I would be called when the parts had arrived. I called again in august to check on the status of the parts, only to…
Takata recall the first safety recall letter was distributed in march. the dealer was contacted in june, as parts were to be available in summer of 2016. the dealer stated that I would be called when the parts had arrived. I called again in august to check on the status of the parts, only to discover they had not even been ordered. I ordered the parts again and now must wait 'two weeks to three months' for the parts to arrive. I feel that the dealer has failed to remedy this life-threatening defect in my vehicle, without charge, within a reasonable time period (60 days from first contact with the dealer for a repair appointment). considering the serious nature of this safety recall, anything that can be done to expedite this process would be appreciated.
- Air bags
Takata recall. I contacted the dealer the day after I received the recall in the mail. March 25 of 2016. I still have not received a replacement airbag for my vehicle.
- Air bags
I have been waiting and waiting for a recall status update, has been incomplete since about april 2016.
- Air bags
Takata recall , honda states the parts are not available yet to comply with the recall. I have requested a loaner vehicle from the phone number provided 888-234-2138. They previously took my information and said someone would contact me. No one has.
- Air bags
Takata recall last week we were notified that our car has been affected by the takata air bag recall. up until that time our vin number was not listed as having been affected. as of the end of march 2016, we are told it now IS. we are no longer able to drive our vehicle and have been given…
Takata recall last week we were notified that our car has been affected by the takata air bag recall. up until that time our vin number was not listed as having been affected. as of the end of march 2016, we are told it now IS. we are no longer able to drive our vehicle and have been given a loaner car, for the 'next few months' while our honda dealer, here in florida, gets the replacement air bag. We are being told they 'hope to be able to replace this by the end of the summer.' we asked, when being told we must sign a liability waiver (in order to get the loaner car) about just trading in the car. the dealer told us, no ' because they could not sell it, repair it, and did not have room to store it on their lot ' so, it IS now stored in our driveway ' useless to us, even though we are paying monthly. I have some concerns too over our 'free' rental car replacement. our honda crz IS a hybrid vehicle and with our driving we average 42.2 miles per gallon. honda IS using enterprise car rental for the loaner cars. enterprise does not carry hybrid vehicles in this market (tampa bay.) the 'comparable' replacement vehicle we were given IS a nissan sentra and we are getting about 28 miles per gallon. so, we get 14.2 miles less, per gallon, in our driving. our 'free' car replacement IS costing us about $100 a month. I might add too, that we recently placed new tires on our crz, for just under $1,000. now those tires sit, unmoved in the florida sun for the next few months, putting them at a high risk of developing flat spots and us at having to spend another potential $1,000! if the car IS fixed when they think it 'might' be fixed, we would have spent over $400 in additional fuel costs alone, not to mention our added time on additional trips to the gas station and the potential loss of the four new tires!
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Pedestrian alert sounds
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for…
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10187885Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2011-2016 CR-Zs, 2010-2014 Insights, & 2011-2017 Odysseys with a customer complaint of the brake pedal feeling soft or spongy when depressed, almost reaching the floor. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to any repair attempts.
- 10187292Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2011-2016 CR-Zs, 2010-2014 Insights, & 2011-2017 Odysseys with a customer complaint of the brake pedal feeling soft or spongy when depressed, almost reaching the floor. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to any repair attempts.
- 10186024Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2011-2016 CR-Zs, 2010-2014 Insights, & 2011-2017 Odysseys with a customer complaint of the brake pedal feeling soft or spongy when depressed, almost reaching the floor. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to any repair attempts.
- 10186009"Service Bulletin - There are several A/C leak detection tools available. -Refrigerant Gas Leak Detector -Ultrasonic Leak Detector -Leak Dye"
- 10185509Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2011-2016 CR-Zs, 2010-2014 Insights, & 2011-2017 Odysseys with a customer complaint of the brake pedal feeling soft or spongy when depressed, almost reaching the floor. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to any repair attempts.
- 10184333Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2011-2016 CR-Zs, 2010-2014 Insights, & 2011-2017 Odysseys with a customer complaint of the brake pedal feeling soft or spongy when depressed, almost reaching the floor. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to any repair attempts.
- 10172565Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement driver's airbag inflator only.
- 10139579Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement driver's airbag inflator only.
- 10129552Service bulletin - The MIL comes on and DTC P0455 (EVAP system large leak) and/or DTC P0456 (EVAP system very small leak detected) is set. The fuel fill cap (gas cap) may also be loose or have a stick-slip feeling when tightened. The fuel fill cap gasket creates too much friction, preventing the cap from sealing properly.
- 10128869Service bulletin - A new replacement IMA battery will require an update to the IMA battery software. If the IMA battery is being replaced on the affected models, please check and install the latest version of the IMA battery software as needed.
- 10116768Dealer message - Due to our improving inventory situation of inflators, on November 14th we will begin No VIN ordering on part numbers 04770-SWA-405 (07 to 11 CRV, 11-15 CRZ, 10-14 Insight, 07-12 RDX) and 04770-SJA-405 (05-12 RL) - attachment.
- 10116767Dealer message - Due to our improving inventory situation of inflators, on November 14th we will begin No VIN ordering on part numbers 04770-SWA-405 (07 to 11 CRV, 11-15 CRZ, 10-14 Insight, 07-12 RDX) and 04770-SJA-405 (05-12 RL).
- 10116763Dealer message - Due to our improving inventory situation on inflators, starting November 14th we?ll begin open ordering on certain part numbers
- 10116762Dealer message - Due to our improving inventory situation on inflators, starting November 14th we?ll begin open ordering on certain part numbers
- 10116761Dealer message - Due to our improving inventory situation on inflators, starting November 14th we?ll begin open ordering on certain part numbers
- 10115219Service bulletin - For any TPMS-related warranty repairs, all recorded DTCs must now be entered into the warranty claim. Make sure your repair order includes those DTCs.
- 10100421Service bulletin - navigation system information.
- 10088451Dealer message - official press release IS available for the driver's airbag inflators safety recall of approximately 1.7 million affected vehicles.
- 10088450Dealer message - certain vehicles affected by the driver's airbg inflator safety recall are under stop sale.
- 10088447Dealer message - ahm IS recalling affected vehicles for driver's airbag inflators that may experience over-pressurization due to exposure to high temperatures and high absolute humidity. Over-pressurization can cause the inflator to rupture, spraying shrapnel at vehicle occupants.
- 10088443Service bulletin - affected vehicles have driver's airbag inflators that may experience over-pressurization due to exposure to high temperatures and high absolute humidity. Over-pressurization can cause the inflator to rupture, spraying shrapnel at vehicle occupants.
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