Front Driver Side Air Bag Inflator problems of the 2003 Acura MDX

In October of 2014 srs light came on in my 2003 Acura MD. Acura reported faulty srs unit and replaced unit at owners expense. At same service appointment, Acura replaced air bag inflator under recall (sb 14-029) under warranty. Subsequently, another airbag recall (sb-14-023) was completed 12/9/14. Srs unit now placed on recall list by NHTSA. Owner applied to american Honda for reimbursement of costs to replace defective srs unit (10/14) but was denied because "there was no deployment of air bag prior to the replacement" (10/14). I'm confused. This particular year/model srs unit is being recalled/replaced due to the potential for life threatening deployment problems. In addition there were several other recalls associated with this model's airbag system clearly indicating that there were/are problems with the 2003 Acura Mdx. Fortunately, my srs unit in question was replaced (for noted defects) prior to a disastrous deployment. As such, why am I not being reimbursed for the prior replacement of my unit that has now been placed on the recall list?.