Honda (American Honda Motor Co.): Air Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 31, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 3,257. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2008-2012 Accord, 2010-2012 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2012 Fit and Pilot, 2010-2012 Insight, and 2009-2012 Acura TSX vehicles that received replacement passenger frontal air bag inflators. One dealership may have incorrectly installed the replacement air bag inflators.
The risk
In the event of a crash, an incorrectly installed passenger frontal air bag inflator may deploy the air bag improperly, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag module assembly, free of charge. The recall began October 30, 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are O07, Y0A, N06, G05, M04, Y01, and O09.
34 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Acura TSX | 133 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 Honda Accord | 373 | 8 | 4 | 46 |
| 2012 Honda Accord Crosstour | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 Honda Fit | 113 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| 2012 Honda Insight | 59 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 Honda Pilot | 172 | 9 | 3 | 17 |
| 2011 Acura TSX | 45 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 Honda Accord | 296 | 9 | 3 | 33 |
| 2011 Honda Accord Crosstour | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Honda Civic | 169 | 9 | 5 | 22 |
| 2011 Honda CR-V | 554 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| 2011 Honda Fit | 113 | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| 2011 Honda Insight | 41 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 Honda Pilot | 293 | 11 | 5 | 29 |
| 2010 Acura TSX | 63 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 Honda Accord | 581 | 13 | 6 | 38 |
| 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour | 60 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 Honda Civic | 397 | 8 | 5 | 31 |
| 2010 Honda CR-V | 482 | 15 | 2 | 31 |
| 2010 Honda Fit | 184 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| 2010 Honda Insight | 119 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 2010 Honda Pilot | 111 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2009 Acura TSX | 91 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 2009 Honda Accord | 727 | 11 | 5 | 49 |
| 2009 Honda Civic | 396 | 8 | 6 | 42 |
| 2009 Honda CR-V | 386 | 12 | 2 | 29 |
| 2009 Honda Fit | 287 | 11 | 2 | 23 |
| 2009 Honda Pilot | 134 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
| 2008 Honda Accord | 1,521 | 9 | 13 | 62 |
| 2008 Honda Civic | 916 | 7 | 6 | 62 |
| 2008 Honda CR-V | 963 | 11 | 3 | 44 |
| 2007 Honda Civic | 1,204 | 9 | 9 | 48 |
| 2007 Honda CR-V | 887 | 12 | 4 | 34 |
| 2006 Honda Civic | 1,404 | 15 | 21 | 79 |
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 17V545000.
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