NHTSA Recall 14V700000
NHTSA Campaign Id 14V700000; Date: Nov. 4, 2014
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger�s frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Recalled Vehicles:
2003 Acura MDX; 2004 Acura MDX; 2005 Acura MDX; 2005 Acura RL; 2003 Honda Accord; 2004 Honda Accord; 2005 Honda Accord; 2001 Honda Civic; 2002 Honda Civic; 2003 Honda Civic; 2004 Honda Civic; 2005 Honda Civic; 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid; 2004 Honda Civic Hybrid; 2005 Honda Civic Hybrid; 2002 Honda CR-V; 2003 Honda CR-V; 2004 Honda CR-V; 2005 Honda CR-V; 2003 Honda Element; 2004 Honda Element; 2002 Honda Odyssey; 2003 Honda Odyssey; 2004 Honda Odyssey; 2003 Honda Pilot; 2004 Honda Pilot; 2005 Honda Pilot; 2006 Honda Ridgeline
Component: Air Bag
Manufactured by: Honda (american Honda Motor Co. )
Affected Units:: 0
Recall Summary:
American Honda motor CO. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2001-2005 Honda civic, 2003-2004 civic cng and element, 2002-2005 cr-v, 2002-2004 odyssey, 2003-2005 accord, pilot, civic hybrid, and Acura mdx, 2005 Acura rl and 2006 Honda ridgeline vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in geographic locations associated with high absolute humidity. Specifically, vehicles sold, or ever registered, in alabama, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, south carolina, texas, puerto rico, u. S. Virgin islands, saipan, guam, and american samoa are addressed by this recall. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
How to Fix:
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger side air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began January 26, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-800-999-1009.
Recall Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov. Note: this recall supersedes safety recall 14v-353, with the exception of vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in California. Those vehicles will continue to be addressed, and a free remedy provided, under that safety recall campaign. This recall also includes vehicles in the specific geographic areas listed above that were included within safety recalls 13v-132 and 14v-349.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Jan 26, 2015
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