Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 19V499000

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2019-06-27.

Recall campaignNHTSA 19V499000

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Component
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Vehicles affected
3,947
Reported to NHTSA
2019-06-27
Owners notified
2019-08-12

Defect description

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2003-2006 MDX, 2001-2007 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot and 2006 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.

Safety risk

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Manufacturer 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 Q5A and Y58.

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

51 model years across 12 models.

ModelYears on record
Acura CL2003
Acura MDX2006 2005 2004 2003
Acura TL2003 2002
Honda Accord2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Honda Civic2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Honda Civic GX2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Honda Civic Hybrid2005 2004 2003
Honda CR-V2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Honda Element2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Honda Odyssey2004 2003 2002
Honda Pilot2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Honda Ridgeline2006

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.