Honda (American Honda Motor Co.): Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Inflator Module
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 27, 2019 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,558. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013 Acura ILX, 2015 RDX, 2005-2010 and 2012 RL, 2009-2014 TL, 2010 and 2012 ZDX, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2011-2013 and 2015 CR-Z, 2009-2013 Fit, 2013 Fit EV, 2010-2011 and 2013 Insight and 2007-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with driver frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
The risk
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are S5B and W59.
42 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Acura RDX | 416 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2015 Honda CR-Z | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 Acura TL | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Honda Ridgeline | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 Acura ILX | 66 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 2013 Acura TL | 62 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 Honda CR-Z | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 Honda Fit | 176 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2013 Honda Insight | 45 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 Honda Ridgeline | 45 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 Acura RL | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Acura TL | 130 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 Acura ZDX | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Honda CR-Z | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Honda Fit | 113 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| 2012 Honda Ridgeline | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 Acura TL | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 Honda CR-V | 554 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| 2011 Honda CR-Z | 38 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011 Honda Fit | 113 | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| 2011 Honda Insight | 41 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 Honda Ridgeline | 39 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 Acura RL | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 Acura TL | 64 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 Acura ZDX | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 Honda CR-V | 482 | 15 | 2 | 31 |
| 2010 Honda Fit | 184 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| 2010 Honda Insight | 119 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 2010 Honda Ridgeline | 42 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 Acura RL | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 Acura TL | 42 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 Honda CR-V | 386 | 12 | 2 | 29 |
| 2009 Honda Fit | 287 | 11 | 2 | 23 |
| 2009 Honda Ridgeline | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Acura RL | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 Honda CR-V | 963 | 11 | 3 | 44 |
| 2008 Honda Ridgeline | 143 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 2007 Acura RL | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 Honda CR-V | 887 | 12 | 4 | 34 |
| 2007 Honda Ridgeline | 160 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| 2006 Acura RL | 32 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 Acura RL | 125 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
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 19V500000.
Full record for the 2015 Acura RDX → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →