- Vehicles
- 1,657,752
- Built between
- Apr 2000 – Jun 2014
- Models
- 12
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 12 August 2019
- Repaired
- 42%
- Unrepaired
- 745,024
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2000 and June 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2003-2006 Acura MDXBuilt September 2002 to August 2006
- 2005-2012 Acura RLBuilt July 2004 to June 2012
- 2003-2007 Honda AccordBuilt April 2002 to August 2007
- 2001-2005 Honda CivicBuilt April 2000 to September 2005
- 2001-2005 Honda Civic GX
- 2003-2005 Honda Civic Hybrid
- 2002-2006 Honda CR-VBuilt June 2001 to July 2006
- 2003-2011 Honda ElementBuilt October 2002 to April 2011
- 2007-2008 Honda FITBuilt January 2006 to June 2008
- 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
745,024 of 1,657,752 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2020.
42% repaired — 703,124 of 1,657,752 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 25,243
- Scrapped or exported
- 184,361
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 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2005-2012 RL, 2003-2007 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007-2008 Fit, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, and 2006-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with passenger 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 passenger frontal airbag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2000 to June 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA27 June 2019
- Owners notified12 August 2019
- Latest repair reportQ4 2020 — 42% 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 E5D and X5C.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- E5D, X5C
- 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.