- Vehicles
- 1,101,534
- Built between
- Jun 2000 – Feb 2016
- Models
- 17
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 10 April 2019
- Repaired
- 49%
- Unrepaired
- 420,017
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2000 and February 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2003 Acura CLBuilt December 2001 to June 2003
- 2013-2016 Acura ILXBuilt April 2012 to August 2015
- 2013-2014 Acura ILX HybridBuilt April 2012 to February 2014
- 2003-2006 Acura MDXBuilt September 2002 to August 2006
- 2007-2016 Acura RDXBuilt June 2006 to February 2016
- 2002-2006, 2009-2014 Acura TLBuilt December 2000 to March 2014
- 2010-2013 Acura ZDXBuilt November 2009 to March 2013
- 2001-2007, 2009 Honda AccordBuilt July 2000 to April 2009
- 2001-2005 Honda CivicBuilt June 2000 to September 2005
- 2001-2005 Honda Civic GXBuilt November 2000 to July 2005
- 2003-2005 Honda Civic HybridBuilt February 2002 to August 2005
- 2002-2007, 2010-2011 Honda CR-VBuilt October 2001 to December 2011
- 2003-2011 Honda ElementBuilt November 2002 to February 2011
- 2007 Honda FITBuilt April 2007 to April 2007
- 2002-2004 Honda OdysseyBuilt July 2001 to August 2004
- 2003-2008 Honda PilotBuilt April 2002 to April 2008
- 2006-2014 Honda RidgelineBuilt January 2005 to June 2014
Repair progress
420,017 of 1,101,534 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2020.
49% repaired — 541,670 of 1,101,534 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 37,226
- Scrapped or exported
- 102,621
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling specific 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2013-2016 ILX, 2013-2014 ILX Hybrid, 2003-2006 MDX, 2007-2016 RDX, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2004-2006, and 2009-2014 TL, 2010-2013 ZDX and 2001-2007 and 2009 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2007 and 2010-2011 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007 Fit, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, and 2006-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. The affected vehicles received a replacement driver air bag inflator as part of a previous Takata inflator recall remedy or a replacement driver air bag module containing the same inflator type as a service part. Due to a manufacturing error, in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver frontal air bag, these inflators may explode.
What could happen
An explosion of an inflator within the driver frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver, front seat passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
What gets fixed
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began April 10, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2000 to February 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA6 March 2019
- Owners notified10 April 2019
- Latest repair reportQ3 2020 — 49% repaired
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 6 March 2019.
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
Honda owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is O41. Acura owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's number for this recall is U40.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- U40,M45,O41,G44
- Recalling manufacturer
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
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
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.
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.