NHTSA Recall 15V320000
NHTSA Campaign Id 15V320000; Date: May. 28, 2015
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Recalled Vehicles:
2003 Acura CL; 2003 Acura MDX; 2004 Acura MDX; 2005 Acura MDX; 2006 Acura MDX; 2002 Acura TL; 2003 Acura TL; 2001 Honda Accord; 2002 Honda Accord; 2003 Honda Accord; 2004 Honda Accord; 2005 Honda Accord; 2006 Honda Accord; 2007 Honda Accord; 2001 Honda Civic; 2002 Honda Civic; 2003 Honda Civic; 2004 Honda Civic; 2005 Honda Civic; 2001 Honda Civic Gx; 2002 Honda Civic Gx; 2003 Honda Civic Gx; 2004 Honda Civic Gx; 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; 2006 Honda CR-V; 2003 Honda Element; 2004 Honda Element; 2005 Honda Element; 2006 Honda Element; 2007 Honda Element; 2008 Honda Element; 2009 Honda Element; 2010 Honda Element; 2011 Honda Element; 2002 Honda Odyssey; 2003 Honda Odyssey; 2004 Honda Odyssey; 2003 Honda Pilot; 2004 Honda Pilot; 2005 Honda Pilot; 2006 Honda Pilot; 2007 Honda Pilot; 2008 Honda Pilot; 2006 Honda Ridgeline
Component: Air Bags:frontal:driver Side Inflator Module
Manufactured by: Honda (american Honda Motor Co. )
Affected Units:: 6,281,043
Recall Summary:
Honda (american Honda motor CO. ) is recalling certain model year 2001-2007 accord, 2001-2005 civic, 2001-2004 Honda civic GX, 2003-2005 Honda civic hybrid, 2002-2006 cr-v, 2003-2011 element, 2002-2004 odyssey, 2003-2008 pilot, 2006 ridgeline, 2003 Acura 3. 2cl, 2003-2006 Acura mdx, and 2002-2003 Acura 3. 2tl vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion and other factors, including manufacturing variability that, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
How to Fix:
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on July 1, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Owners may contact Acura customer service at 1-800-382-2238, select option 4. Note: vehicles that have had their driver frontal air bag replaced previously as part of a recall remedy prior to September 12, 2014 need to have their air bag replaced under this recall as well. Vehicles that, on or after September 12, 2014, received a remedy for a prior driver frontal air bag inflator recall already received an inflator of a different design, and therefore are not included in this recall and do not require additional servicing. Note: this recall fully supersedes recalls 08v-593, 09v-259, 10v-041, 11v-260, 14v-351 and 15v-153.
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.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Jul 1, 2015
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