Honda Air Bags: Frontal

Honda is recalling about 12,756 vehicles over a problem with the air bags. In certain circumstances, a deploying front passenger air bag can increase the risk of injury to an infant or small child.

Campaign
05V572000
Manufacturer
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
Reported
27 December 2005
Vehicles
12,756
Built between
Aug 2005 – Oct 2005
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
16 January 2006
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 2005 and October 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2006 Honda CivicBuilt August 2005 to October 2005

What the defect is

On certain 2-DOOR passenger vehicles, the front passenger occupant detection system (ods) contains a faulty electronic component. As a result, the ods will not function properly and will not suppress front passenger air bag deployment when the weight of an infant or small child is detected in the front passenger seat.

What could happen

In certain circumstances, a deploying front passenger air bag can increase the risk of injury to an infant or small child.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ODS UNIT, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 16, 2006.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 2005 to October 2005
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA27 December 2005
  3. Owners notified16 January 2006

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 27 December 2005.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact honda at 1-800-999-1009.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
Q01
Recalling manufacturer
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Honda recall no. Q01. Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

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