NHTSA Recall 18V041000
NHTSA Campaign Id 18V041000; Date: Jan. 9, 2018
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Recalled Vehicles:
2009 Acura RL; 2010 Acura RL; 2011 Acura RL; 2012 Acura RL; 2009 Honda Element; 2010 Honda Element; 2011 Honda Element; 2009 Honda Ridgeline; 2010 Honda Ridgeline; 2011 Honda Ridgeline; 2012 Honda Ridgeline; 2013 Honda Ridgeline
Component: Air Bags:passenger Side Frontal
Manufactured by: Honda (american Honda Motor Co. )
Affected Units:: 24,945
Recall Summary:
Honda (american Honda motor CO. ) is recalling certain 2010-2012 Acura rl, 2010 Honda element, and 2010-2013 Honda ridgeline vehicles ever registered in the states of alabama, California, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, south carolina, texas, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u. S. Virgin islands or "zone a. " additionally, Honda is recalling certain 2010 Acura rl, 2010-2011 Honda element and Honda ridgeline vehicles ever registered in the states of arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new jersey, new mexico, north carolina, ohio, oklahoma, pennsylvania, tennessee, virginia, and west virginia or "zone b. " if not included in zones a or b above, Honda is recalling certain 2009 Acura rl, Honda element, and Honda ridgeline vehicles ever registered in the states of alaska, colorado, connecticut, idaho, iowa, maine, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, montana, new hampshire, new york, north dakota, oregon, rhode island, south dakota, utah, vermont, washington, wisconsin, and wyoming or "zone c. " these vehicles are equipped with certain air bag air bag inflators assembled as part of the frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to higher absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
How to Fix:
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 12, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are u0h, and g0i.
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.
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