- Vehicles
- 9,555
- Built between
- Feb 209 – May 2015
- Models
- 14
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 12 August 2019
- Repaired
- 36%
- Unrepaired
- 2,476
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 209 and May 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2009-2014 Acura TSXBuilt March 2008 to December 2013
- 2011-2014 Acura TSX Sport WagonBuilt November 2010 to January 2014
- 2010-2013 Acura ZDXBuilt November 2009 to February 2013
- 2008-2012 Honda AccordBuilt July 2007 to August 2012
- 2010-2011 Honda Accord CrosstourBuilt October 2009 to July 2011
- 2006-2011 Honda CivicBuilt July 2005 to March 2011
- 2008-2010 Honda Civic GX
- 2006-2011 Honda Civic HybridBuilt September 2006 to October 2010
- 2007-2011 Honda CR-VBuilt July 2006 to November 2011
- 2012-2015 Honda CrosstourBuilt August 2011 to April 2015
- 2009-2013 Honda FITBuilt July 2008 to December 2013
- 2014 Honda FIT EVBuilt February 2014 to February 2014
- 2010-2014 Honda InsightBuilt February 209 to May 2014
- 2009-2015 Honda PilotBuilt April 2008 to May 2015
Repair progress
2,476 of 9,555 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2020.
36% repaired — 3,462 of 9,555 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 123
- Scrapped or exported
- 3,494
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 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2014 TSX Sport Wagon, 2010-2013 ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic and Civic Hybrid, 2008-2010 Civic GX NGV, 2012-2015 Crosstour, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2013 Fit, 2014 Fit EV, 2010-2014 Insight, and 2009-2015 Pilot 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 air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 209 to May 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA27 June 2019
- Owners notified12 August 2019
- Latest repair reportQ4 2020 — 36% 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 F5F and Q5E.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- F5F, Q5E
- 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.