Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V056000

Air bags

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-02-02.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V056000

Air bags

Component
Air bags
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Vehicles affected
341,444
Reported to NHTSA
2016-02-02
Owners notified
2016-11-15

Defect description

American Honda Motor Company, Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 Accord vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the air bag control units may corrode and fail.

Safety risk

If the air bag control unit fails, the air bags may not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control units, free of charge. Parts are expected to be available in Fall 2016. Interim notifications have been mailed to owners on March 15, 2016, and a second notice will be mailed when remedy parts are available. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is JW9. Note: This recall supersedes Recall 15V665.

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.

Scope of coverage

3 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
Honda Accord2010 2009 2008

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.