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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1HGCM66573A••••••2003 Honda ACCORD
This build draws 8.1× more complaints than the average 2003 Honda ACCORD build (56 vs 7).
56on this build
1629on the model
236builds in total
3involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedPower Train 41Air Bags 7Service Brakes 3Hydraulic 3
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashMay 2018
The contact owned a 2003 honda accord. While driving approximately 45 mph on a curved mountain road, the driver lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle skidded across two lanes of traffic and crashed into two large mountain rocks. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver…
Service BrakescrashDec 2009
This issue is related to braking performance under raining condition. When driving under the rain, the brake performance is dramatically reduced. The car simply slip and hardly stop when pressing the brake
Power TraincrashFeb 2004
The consumer was able to remove the key from the ignition although the vehicle wasn't in park. *nm the vehicle rolled into a trailer which caused damage to the vehicle
Exterior LightingJul 2019
Error code identified 54-5x from defective seat belts or air bags, internal failure of SRS unit. Lifetime warranty for seat belts is being denied as applicable by honda filed manager and honda dealer. Subsequent to such confirmed dx, right signal marks began to fail
Seat BeltsMar 2017
Honda denying warranty repair for seat belt error code dtc 54-50 malfunction for the SRS (for which I was also charged $65 by dealer to apply diagnostic code analyzer). User manual states broadly: "seat belt limited warranty -- a seat belt that fails to function properly is…
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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 1HGCM66573A092537 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.