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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN 1HGEM21921L807804 · Checked Oct 4, 2026
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1HGEM21921L•••••• 2001 Honda Civic

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1involved a crash
Most reported Air Bags 2 Power Train 1 Vehicle Speed Control 1

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Air Bags crash Mar 2003
The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and the air bags failed to deploy
Power Train Dec 2001
My huband was driving on the freeway 65 mph, he aproached behind a slow moving vehicle in front and he slowed down to about 50 mph he downshifted to 4th gear but apparently it went into second gear instead and it felt as if throttle got stuck and all warning lights turned on and…
Air Bags Sep 2015
The SRS and side airbag lights are illuminated on the front dash. After having the takata airbag recall performed on my car, I was told that these lights were unrelated. Instead, I would need to pay somewhere between $600-$1,000 to have the SRS control unit replaced, which may…

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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 1HGEM21921L807804 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.