IllustrationI WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY SEATBELT DID NOT CATCH. *TR
1994 Honda Civic
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1994 Honda Civic do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 183.5.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 6 of 135 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 56 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
59 crash reports0 fire reports38 injury reports
Seat Belts complaints
9 reportsFRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILS TO REMAIN LATCHED DURING NORMAL DRIVING. FEELS AS IF IT LATCHES WHEN PUSHED FULLY IN, BUT THEN POPS OUT OR CAN BE PULLED OUT.
THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LOCK. *AK
I'M NOT SURE IF I'M TO GO AHEAD AND REPLACE THE SEAT BELT RECEPTACLE MY SELF OR NOT. IT SEEMS THA IT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 4 YEARS BEFORE FAILURE. THIS COULD CUASE SERIOUS DAMAGE IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE NOTIFY ME ASAP OF WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THIS. THANK YOU ROSEMARY
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, THE SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES DID NOT LOCK. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED WHIPLASH AND INJURED HER HANDS ON THE DASHBROAD. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK
SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT DURING A COLLISION, CASING DRIVER TO SUSTAIN INJURIES. *AK
DRIVERS SEAT BELT STICKS UPON ANY FORWARD MOVEMENT. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TT
SEAT BELT GETS CAUGHT IN BETWEEN THE CORNER OF THE SEAT AND THE HEAT REST. TT
DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL COLLISION; REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED AT LIGHT; DRIVER WAS THROWN INTO WINDSHIELD. TT
Official recalls
294V063000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission
Apr 10, 1994
A RETAINING CLIP THAT CONNECTS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE TO THE SHIFT LEVER ACTUATING ROD CAN HAVE INSUFFICIENT RETENTION PRESSURE AND MAY EVENTUALLY COME OFF AFTER REPEATED SHIFT LEVER OPERATION. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE POSITION OF THE SHIFT LEVER MAY NOT MATCH THE ACTUAL TRANSMISSION GEAR POSITION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN UNANTICIPATED VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN IMPROVED RETAINING CLIP.
93V208000 · Air Bags:frontal
Dec 9, 1993
THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAG MODULES CONTAIN INCORRECT INFLATORS WHICH ARE OUT OF SPECIFICATION FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION, THE AIR BAG MAY NOT PROVIDEADEQUATE PROTECTION TO THE PASSENGER.
Remedy: HONDA DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULE WITH A MODULE CONTAINING THE CORRECT INFLATOR.
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
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.