IllustrationSAFETY RECALL OF AIR CONDITIONING WIRING HARNESS POSSIBLY CAUSED FAILURES OF RELATED A/C COMPONENTS.(COMPRESSOR CLUTCH, COOLING FAN MOTOR). CONSUMER EXPERIENCED FAILURES PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
1995 Honda Accord
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1995 Honda Accord do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 356.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 69 of 543 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 211 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 122 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 43 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
81 crash reports5 fire reports49 injury reports
What owners actually said
543 reportsI HAVE CONTACTED AUTO PARTS DEALERS TO DETERMINE IF THE 1994 AND 1995 SRS CONTROL UNITS ARE INTERCHANGABLE. THEY ARE. THEREFORE, THE RECALL ON THE 1994 ACCORDS FOR FAILURE OF THIS PART SHOULD HAVE APPLIED TO ALL OF THE 1995 ACCORDS. WHY HAS NHTSA NOT REQUIRED HONDA TO RECALL ALL MODELS OF THE ACCORD IN THESE YEARS FOR FAILURE…
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I HAVE CONTACTED AUTO PARTS DEALERS TO DETERMINE IF THE 1994 AND 1995 SRS CONTROL UNITS ARE INTERCHANGABLE. THEY ARE. THEREFORE, THE RECALL ON THE 1994 ACCORDS FOR FAILURE OF THIS PART SHOULD HAVE APPLIED TO ALL OF THE 1995 ACCORDS. WHY HAS NHTSA NOT REQUIRED HONDA TO RECALL ALL MODELS OF THE ACCORD IN THESE YEARS FOR FAILURE OF THIS PART?
THE SEALS ON THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM PUMP WENT BAD, CAUSING THE BRAKES NOT TO RESPOND IN AN EMERGENCY. CONSUMER SLID ON SOME ICE INTO A DITCH. AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLIDE THAT WA S WHEN CONSUMER REALIZED THAT THE BRAKES WERE OUT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AND VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION. OCCUPANT PRESSED THE BRAKES, AND HAD A REAR END COLLISION. ALSO, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN THE ACCIDENT. NEVER BEEN TO THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH, VEHICLE WAS CROSSING THE STREET ON A GREEN LIGHT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PASSED A RED LIGHT AND WAS HIT IN THE MIDDLE BY CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
UPON ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP WITH FOOT DEPRESSED ON BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THEN VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CRACKING CONSUMER'S WINDSHIELD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WRONG PCV VALVE INSTALLED IN VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN GASOLINE FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT FAILURE BEING DETECTED, FUMES CAUSED CONSUMER VASCULAR SYSTEM DAMAGE.(ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).
I HAVE CHECKED YOUR DATABASES AND IT APPEARS THAT YOU DID NOT REVIEW THE '95 ACCORD WAGONS FOR THE SAME DEFECT. PLEASE EXPLAIN.
CONSUMER HAS A RECALL LETTER FROM HONDA, MANUFACTURER RECALL#K46. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY REFUSED TO RESPECT RECALL. DEALER WANTS CONSUMER TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. *AK
Official recalls
298V231000 · Electrical System:wiring:front Underhood
Sep 22, 1998
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SEDAN, COUPE AND WAGON PASSENGER VEHICLES EXCEPT THE DX MODEL AND MODELS WITH V6 ENGINES. THE FACTORY INSTALLED AIR CONDITIONER WIRE HARNESS WAS IMPROPERLY ROUTED ALLOWING SOME WIRES TO RUB AGAINST EACH OTHER, EVENTUALLY CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE SHORT CIRCUIT CANPOSSIBLY CAUSE THE UNDERHOOD WIREING TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE, CAUSING A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A SHORT CIRCUIT CAN ALSO RESULT IN A BLOWN FUSE OR DEAD BATTERY.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES FOR PROPER ROUTING OF THESE WIRES. ANY HARNESS IMPROPERLY ROUTED WILL BE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE AND THE ROUTING WILL BE CORRECTED. IF ANY INSULATION IS WORN THROUGH AND THE COPPER WIRES ARE EXPOSED, THE HARNESS WILL BE REPLACED. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSTALL PLASTIC TUBING TO PROTECT THE HARNESS.
96V217000 · Air Bags
Oct 4, 1996
THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS TYPE OF UNANTICIPATED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT COULD RESULT IN ABRASION TO THE HANDS, ARMS, OR FACE OF A PROPERLY-POSITIONED FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT, OR COULD CAUSE MORE SERIOUS INJURY TO AN OUT-OF-POSITION OCCUPANT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SRS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
2DP01002 · Abs
Opened Mar 1, 2001 · Closed Aug 6, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
No summary supplied.
PE96014 · Oversensitive Air Bag Deployment
Opened Feb 23, 1996 · Closed Oct 31, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags
There is no summary currently available