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2002 Honda S2000 Air bags Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
10%of 10 total for the year
Median mileage
97,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the air bags of the 2002 Honda S2000, 10% of the 10 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 97,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The contact owns a 2002 Honda S2000. The contact stated he lost control of the vehicle while driving at approximate speeds of 50 MPH around a curve. The rear tires would not grip the roadway and caused the vehicle to drive off the road into a nearby forest. The vehicle crashed with an unknown object and the contact sustained a lung injury, broken ribs and contusions. The passenger of the vehicle sustained a broken collar bone and neck. A police report was filed on scene. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure and current mileages were 97,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10334453, filed 2010-06, 97,000 miles

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Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2006330%
200517%
2002110%
200038%

Other parts of the 2002 Honda S2000

Engine cooling
6 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints
Tires
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2002 Honda S2000

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology