Honda (American Honda Motor Co.): Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Inflator Module
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 17, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 875,966. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2001-2002 Acura 3.2CL, 2000-2003 Acura 3.5RL, 2000-2001 Acura 3.2TL, Honda CR-V and Honda Odyssey, 2001-2002 Acura MDX and 2000 Accord Coupe, Accord Sedan, Civic Coupe, and Civic Sedan vehicles. These vehicles may have received a replacement driver frontal air bag module as part of a vehicle repair. Due to a manufacturing issue, the replacement NADI inflator may absorb moisture, causing the inflator to rupture or the air bag cushion to underinflate.
The risk
In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, an inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag cushion may not properly protect the occupant. These scenarios increase the risk of serious injury or death.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the air bags in the vehicles, replacing the driver frontal air bag inflator with an inflator of a different design, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 1, 2020. Owners may contact American Honda's Customer Support & Campaign Center at 1-888-234-2138.
16 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Acura RL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Acura CL | 44 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 Acura MDX | 205 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 2002 Acura RL | 43 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 Acura CL | 271 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 2001 Acura MDX | 224 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2001 Acura RL | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 Acura TL | 149 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2001 Honda CR-V | 142 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 2001 Honda Odyssey | 619 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 2000 Acura RL | 59 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 2000 Acura TL | 249 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 2000 Honda Accord | 1,183 | 21 | 8 | 100 |
| 2000 Honda Civic | 287 | 18 | 5 | 73 |
| 2000 Honda CR-V | 129 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 2000 Honda Odyssey | 675 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
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 20V027000.
Full record for the 2003 Acura RL → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →