Every recall campaign and owner complaint the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration holds for the 1993 Honda Prelude. Nothing on this page is written from memory — it is all imported from NHTSA's public database.
NHTSA's recall database returned no campaign filed by Honda itself for the 1993 Prelude. Aftermarket-equipment campaigns that merely list this vehicle as compatible are excluded from this count.
17 owner complaints on file with NHTSA for the 1993 Prelude, grouped by the component owners reported. Counts reflect how many owners complained, not how often the fault actually occurs.
| Reported component | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags 2 crash, 1 injured |
4 | |
| Electrical System | 4 | |
| Power Train | 2 | |
| Tires | 2 | |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 2 | |
| Unknown Or Other | 1 | |
| Structure | 1 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic 1 crash |
1 |
A complaint is an unverified owner report. It is a signal about where to look, not proof of a defect.
Verbatim excerpts from NHTSA complaint filings on this model year. These are the owners' own words, not our diagnosis, and each one is a single unverified report.
THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FENDER AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW WERE THERE ANY RECALLS AND SHOULD THE AIR BAG HAVE DEPLOYED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT HIT IN THE FRONT. *TS *JB Crash reported
filed 04/04/2003 · ODI 10011640
MY SON PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT A COLLISION. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT INJURED HIS LEFT HAND. AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, HE HAD IT INSPECTED BY A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO ACCUSED HIM OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT. APPOXIMATELY JUNE OF 1999, WHILE CHANGING A TIRE THE CAR SLIPPED OFF THE JACK CAUSING SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FENDER AND UNDERCARRIAGE. WHY WOULD THE AIRBAG DEPLOY A YEAR LATER?
filed 07/14/2000 · ODI 725436
THEY NEED TO BE RECALLS ALL DISTRIBUTOR FOR HONDA. *AK
filed 12/16/2000 · ODI 737884
THE DISTRIBUTOR ASSEMBLY FAILED 24 DAYS AFTER WARRANTY EXTENSION. NLM
filed 05/25/2000 · ODI 783927
THE METAL SPRING HOLDER ON THE OEM CLUTCH SNAPPED OFF WHILE DRIVING, WHICH MADE SHIFTING NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND CAUSED UNNECESSARY AND EXTREMELY DAMAGING WEAR ON THE TRANSMISSION. *TT
filed 06/01/2003 · ODI 10020826
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE BALANCE SHAFT BLEW CAUSING OIL TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
filed 11/13/2002 · ODI 8022628
I WAS TRAVELING EAST-BOUND ALONG I-70 ABOUT 4 P.M. CST WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE TIRE WAS FOUND TO STILL BE INFLATED WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE THE TIRE. UPON TAKING THE CAR TO GET THE TIRES REPLACED, THE DELAMINATED TIRE WAS LOOKED AT AND THE TIRE WAS FOUND TO HAVE HELD A PRESSURE OF 28 PSI. I DID NOT KNOW THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TIRE UNTIL THE ROAD SUDDENLY BECAME BUMPY AND THE TIRE DELAMINATED. I BELIEVED THAT THE TIRE HAD EXPLODED, BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THE TREAD WAS COMPLETELY GONE AND THE BELT UNDERNEATH WAS COMPLETELY SMOOTH. WHEN THE TIRE DELAMINATION, THE C
filed 11/06/2002 · ODI 769339
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HIT A POT HOLE BLOW THE TIRE AND AIR BAG DEPLOYED. TT
filed 04/06/1995 · ODI 963243
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NHTSA's recall database returned no campaign filed by Honda for the 1993 Prelude. That is an absence of records, not a guarantee — always confirm against your own VIN.
The most-reported component is Air Bags with 4 of the 17 owner complaints on file, including 2 reports involving a crash. Complaint counts show where owners report trouble; they are not proof of a defect.
17 complaints with NHTSA for the 1993 Prelude, spread across 8 reported component groups.
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