Honda (American Honda Motor Co.): Air Bags
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 4, 2014. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passengers frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
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.
28 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Honda Ridgeline | 243 | 14 | 15 | 21 |
| 2005 Acura MDX | 180 | 13 | 1 | 15 |
| 2005 Acura RL | 125 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 Honda Accord | 656 | 24 | 11 | 92 |
| 2005 Honda Civic | 316 | 15 | 9 | 74 |
| 2005 Honda Civic Hybrid | 48 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 2005 Honda CR-V | 479 | 14 | 18 | 40 |
| 2005 Honda Pilot | 679 | 15 | 8 | 42 |
| 2004 Acura MDX | 171 | 10 | 4 | 13 |
| 2004 Honda Accord | 1,018 | 22 | 14 | 90 |
| 2004 Honda Civic | 350 | 15 | 6 | 47 |
| 2004 Honda Civic Hybrid | 35 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 2004 Honda CR-V | 501 | 13 | 39 | 34 |
| 2004 Honda Element | 281 | 11 | 3 | 16 |
| 2004 Honda Odyssey | 585 | 13 | 6 | 41 |
| 2004 Honda Pilot | 544 | 13 | 14 | 29 |
| 2003 Acura MDX | 206 | 13 | 5 | 11 |
| 2003 Honda Accord | 1,987 | 24 | 18 | 153 |
| 2003 Honda Civic | 499 | 24 | 5 | 90 |
| 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid | 51 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 2003 Honda CR-V | 468 | 14 | 25 | 44 |
| 2003 Honda Element | 424 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 2003 Honda Odyssey | 914 | 15 | 12 | 49 |
| 2003 Honda Pilot | 720 | 14 | 11 | 38 |
| 2002 Honda Civic | 702 | 24 | 14 | 112 |
| 2002 Honda CR-V | 515 | 16 | 17 | 48 |
| 2002 Honda Odyssey | 960 | 10 | 5 | 41 |
| 2001 Honda Civic | 1,079 | 27 | 15 | 147 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 14V700000.
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