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Honda Accord / Civic vs Ford Explorer

Two curated safety records, lined up. Bar lengths share one scale, so they read across the gutter. Every recall figure below is a documented public record; NCAP and complaint fields name the live NHTSA source they join from.

Head to head
  • Larger recall Honda Accord / Civic 42M vs 6.50M vehicles
  • Higher confirmed U.S. death toll Ford Explorer 28 vs 238 deaths
  • Active Do Not Drive order Honda Accord / Civic one vehicle only
  • Recall still ongoing Honda Accord / Civic one vehicle only
Active Do Not Drive order

Honda Accord / Civic

Honda / Acura·MY 2001-2003·Sedan
Do Not Drive
28 U.S. deaths Status: ongoing
Recall campaign
Takata airbag inflators
Component
Air bags
Recalled
2014-2020, ongoing
Units affected
42M 42M+ vehicles / 67M inflators
U.S. deaths
28 U.S. deaths (about 35 worldwide) as of 2024; 400+ injured.
Live data slot

Not in the v1 snapshot. Fields below name the free NHTSA source they join from - no vehicle-specific number is guessed here.

NCAP crash rating SafetyRatings API
Frontal Crash – / 5★
Side Crash – / 5★
Rollover Resistance – / 5★
Overall Rating – / 5★
Owner complaints FLAT_CMPL
Volume by component pending
Full recall count FLAT_RCL
All recalls, this make/model/year 1 landmark on file
Defect tied to confirmed deaths

Ford Explorer

Ford·MY 1990-2000·SUV
238 U.S. deaths Status: closed
Recall campaign
Ford / Firestone tires
Component
Tires
Recalled
2000
Units affected
6.50M 6.5M tires recalled (14.4M produced)
U.S. deaths
238 U.S. deaths linked to tread-separation rollovers; about 500 injured.
Live data slot

Not in the v1 snapshot. Fields below name the free NHTSA source they join from - no vehicle-specific number is guessed here.

NCAP crash rating SafetyRatings API
Frontal Crash – / 5★
Side Crash – / 5★
Rollover Resistance – / 5★
Overall Rating – / 5★
Owner complaints FLAT_CMPL
Volume by component pending
Full recall count FLAT_RCL
All recalls, this make/model/year 1 landmark on file
Both records, in numbers
Field Honda Accord / Civic Ford Explorer
Recall campaign Takata airbag inflators Ford / Firestone tires
Component Air bags Tires
Model years 2001-2003 1990-2000
Units affected 42M+ vehicles / 67M inflators 6.5M tires recalled (14.4M produced)
U.S. deaths 28 238
Do Not Drive Yes No
Recalled 2014-2020, ongoing 2000

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Both cases are documented public records from the v1 curated snapshot; see the Methodology for what is verified versus illustrative. Check any specific VIN free at nhtsa.gov/recalls.