Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V266000

Seats

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-04-26.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V266000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Vehicles affected
69
Reported to NHTSA
2018-04-26
Owners notified
2018-06-15

Defect description

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017 Honda Civic Hatchback and Civic Type R vehicles. Driver and front passenger seatback pads sold as replacement service parts were made without slit openings for the seat-mounted side air bags. In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, the seatback pad would interfere and adversely affect air bag performance. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 214, "Side Impact Protection."

Safety risk

If the seat-mounted air bags cannot not deploy correctly in the event of a crash, there would be an increased risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front seatback pads, free of charge. The recall began June 15, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is E1D, U1B, and X1C.

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

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Honda Civic2017

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.