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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1HGCG56402A••••••2002 Honda ACCORD
This build draws 1.7× more complaints than the average 2002 Honda ACCORD build (6 vs 4).
6on this build
871on the model
247builds in total
1involved a crash
2injuries
Most reportedPower Train 4Vehicle Speed Control 2Air Bags 2Equipment Adaptive/mobility 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashNov 2016
Takata recall- my grandmother was injured when the passenger side air bag deployed in a low impact car accident. The car was pulling out of quicktrip and was hit by someone speeding down the turn lane in rush hour traffic as a result in the airbag exploded and was so forceful it…
Power TrainMay 2012
Vehicle lurked into on coming traffic causing vehicles to slam on brakes and a near miss on interstate 10. 3 or four vehicles had to go to the median,entering on-ramp headed west on i10. Not the first occasion this situation has happened
Air BagsJul 2019
Safety recall no. 19V-182
Power TrainOct 2011
2002 honda accord transmission failure. There seems to be a problem with honda transmissions in that there are over 600,000 reported failures. Honda admits to the problem and offers to pay 50% of the repair if it is done in a honda dealership. The problem is that the dealership…
Power TrainAug 2011
2002 honda accord. Consumer states problem with vehicle transmission *tgw the consumer stated the transmission started slipping about 90 days ago and then the check engine light illuminated. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer and a diagnosis revealed a new transmission…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1HGCG56402A144193 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.