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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1HGES16583L••••••2003 Honda Civic
This build draws 1.7× more complaints than the average 2003 Honda Civic build (4 vs 2).
4on this build
434on the model
181builds in total
2involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedVehicle Speed Control 1Air Bags 1Seat Belts 1Exterior Lighting 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashNov 2014
I was making a left hand turn and got hit at 45 mph on front drivers side. My passenger air bag deployed, but my drivers air bag did not deploy. My head struck the drivers side window and in result I had a forehead laceration that needed 24 stitches
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashMay 2009
On ~5/2/2009, saturday morning, I was driving my 2003 honda civic, cross 141th street from north community to south community after yard sale, at ~15mph speed. When I cross the street, I found a SUV pass from west to east, then I try to stop my car, however I can not stop it.…
Exterior LightingAug 2016
The contact owns a 2003 honda civic. While driving, the exterior lighting became inoperable. The vehicle was repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 12V136000 (exterior lighting), but the failure recurred. The failure mileage was 171,000
Seat BeltsAug 2015
Yesterday, while driving, I noticed that my airbag warning light, on the dash, was illuminated. Approximately, 3 - 4 weeks ago, I had my airbags replaced at my local dealer, due to a recall notice I received in the mail. Today, I took my car to the same dealer that replaced my…
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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 1HGES16583L023104 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.