- Vehicles
- 3,947
- Built between
- Jul 2000 – Feb 2011
- Models
- 12
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 12 August 2019
- Repaired
- 22%
- Unrepaired
- 2,011
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2000 and February 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2003 Acura CLBuilt February 2002 to August 2002
- 2003-2006 Acura MDXBuilt September 2002 to August 2006
- 2002-2003 Acura TLBuilt February 2001 to September 2003
- 2001-2007 Honda AccordBuilt July 2000 to August 2007
- 2001-2005 Honda CivicBuilt July 2000 to August 2005
- 2001-2005 Honda Civic GX
- 2003-2005 Honda Civic Hybrid
- 2002-2006 Honda CR-VBuilt October 2001 to July 2006
- 2003-2011 Honda ElementBuilt November 2002 to February 2011
- 2002-2004 Honda OdysseyBuilt August 2001 to August 2004
- 2003-2008 Honda PilotBuilt April 2002 to March 2008
- 2006 Honda RidgelineBuilt January 2005 to May 2006
Repair progress
2,011 of 3,947 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2020.
22% repaired — 879 of 3,947 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 87
- Scrapped or exported
- 970
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 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.
What could happen
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
What gets fixed
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2000 to February 2011
- Recall reported to NHTSA27 June 2019
- Owners notified12 August 2019
- Latest repair reportQ4 2020 — 22% 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 27 June 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
Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are Q5A and Y58.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- Q5A, Y58
- 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.