JL8 JL9 JM0 JM1 JM2 JM3 JM4 – Safety Recall: Front Passenger’s Airbag Inflator May Produce Excessive Pressure After Long-Term Exposure To High Absolute Humidity – 2001-2006 Honda – Honda & Acura

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NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V700
Manufacturer Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Components AIR BAGS

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger’s frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Summary

American Honda Motor Co. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2001-2005 Honda Civic, 2003-2004 Civic CNG and Element, 2002-2005 CR-V, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2005 Accord, Pilot, Civic Hybrid, and Acura MDX, 2005 Acura RL and 2006 Honda Ridgeline vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in geographic locations associated with high absolute humidity. Specifically, vehicles sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Saipan, Guam, and American Samoa are addressed by this recall. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.

Remedy

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger side air bag inflator, free of charge.

The recall began January 26, 2015.

Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-800-999-1009.

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.

Note: This recall supersedes safety recall 14V-353, with the exception of vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in California.

Those vehicles will continue to be addressed, and a free remedy provided, under that safety recall campaign.

This recall also includes vehicles in the specific geographic areas listed above that were included within safety recalls 13V-132 and 14V-349.

Check if your Honda has a Recall

A14-070
June 30, 2016
00407-01886 Version 11

Safety Recall: Front Passenger’s Airbag Inflator May Produce

Excessive Pressure After Long-Term Exposure To High Absolute Humidity

Supersedes 14-070, dated June 14, 2016 to change failed part numbers for Element and Odyssey that are highlighted in yellow

This bulletin is replaced by S/B 16-047, Safety Recall: Front Passenger’s Airbag Inflator Can Be Over-Pressurized (Phase 1)

If you did Service Bulletin 14-070 on or before June 13, 2016. Make sure to use Warranty Claim Information provided below.

WARRANTY CLAIM INFORMATION

For 2002-04 CR-Vs only: If you did the repair in this S/B on or before December 19, 2015 (RO date), use the Warranty Claim Information provided below. Any repairs after December 19, 2015, refer to S/B 15-067, Safety Recall: Front Passenger’s Airbag Inflator Can Be Over-Pressurized.
The Accord and Civic warranty information is included in case you opened an RO on or before June 14, 2015. Refer to S/B 15-041 for any repairs made after that date. Replacing the front passenger’s airbag inflator

Year/ Model	Operation Number	Replacement Part number	Flat Rate Time	Defect Code	Symptom Code	Template ID	Failed Part Number
2003 Accord	7541B0	04785-SDA-307	0.7 hr	5KN00	JL800	14-070Z	06780-SDN-A90ZA
2003 Accord	7541B0	04790-SDA-308	0.7 hr	5KN00	JL800	14-070Y	06780-SDN-A90ZA
2004–05 Accord	7541B0	04785-SDA-306	0.7 hr	5KN00	JL800	14-070X	06780-SDN-A90ZA
2001–05 Civic 2001–04 Civic GX 2003–05 Civic Hybrid	7541B0	04785-S5A-307	0.7 hr	5KN00	JL900	14-070W	06780-S5A-A80ZA
2001–05 Civic 2001–04 Civic GX 2003–05 Civic Hybrid	7541B0	04790-S5A-308	0.7 hr	5KN00	JL900	14-070V	06780-S5A-A80ZA
2002–04 CR-V	7541B0	04785-S9A-307	0.7 hr	5KN00	JM000	14-070U	06780-S9A-A80ZA
2002–04 CR-V	7541B0	04790-S9A-308	0.7 hr	5KN00	JM000	14-070T	06780-S9A-A80ZA
2005 CR-V	7541B0	04785-S9A-306	0.7 hr	5KN00	JM000	24-070A	06780-S9A-A80ZA
		04790-S9A-305	0.7 hr	5KN00	JM000	24-070B	06780-S9A-A80ZA
		04790-S9A-315	0.7 hr	5KN00	JM000	24-070C	06780-S9A-A80ZA
2003–04 Element	7541B0	04785-SCV-307	0.8 hr	5KN00	JM100	24-070D	06780-SCV-A80ZA
		04790-SCV-308	0.8 hr	5KN00	JM100	24-070E	06780-SCV-A80ZA
		04790-SCV-318	0.8 hr	5KN00	JM100	24-070F	06780-SCV-A80ZA
2002 Odyssey	7541B1	04785-S0X-307	0.7 hr	5WX00	JM200	24-070G	06780-S0X-A70ZA
		04790-S0X-308	0.7 hr	5WX00	JM200	24-070H	06780-S0X-A70ZA
		04790-S0X-318	0.7 hr	5WX00	JM200	24-070I	06780-S0X-A70ZA
2003–04 Odyssey	7541B1	04785-S0X-306	0.7 hr	5WX00	JM200	24-070J	06780-S0X-A70ZA
		04790-S0X-305	0.7 hr	5WX00	JM200	24-070K	06780-S0X-A70ZA
		04790-S0X-315	0.7 hr	5WX00	JM200	24-070L	06780-S0X-A70ZA
2003–04 Pilot	7541B1	04785-S9V-307	0.8 hr	5WX00	JM300	24-070M	06780-S9V-A81ZC
		04790-S9V-308	0.8 hr	5WX00	JM300	24-070N	06780-S9V-A81ZC
		04790-S9V-318	0.8 hr	5WX00	JM300	24-070P	06780-S9V-A81ZC
2005 Pilot	7541B1	04785-S9V-306	0.8 hr	5WX00	JM300	24-070Q	06780-S9V-A81ZC
		04790-S9V-305	0.8 hr	5WX00	JM300	24-070R	06780-S9V-A81ZC
		04790-S9V-315	0.8 hr	5WX00	JM300	24-070S	06780-S9V-A81ZC
2006 Ridgeline	7541B1	04785-SJC-307	0.7 hr	5WX00	JM400	24-070T	77820-SJC-A00ZA
		04790-SJC-308	0.7 hr	5WX00	JM400	24-070U	77820-SJC-A00ZA
		04790-SJC-318	0.7 hr	5WX00	JM400	24-070V	77820-SJC-A00ZA

Skill Level: Repair Technician

January 2015

IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE

We encourage owners of an affected vehicle to immediately contact a tocal authorized dealership to have their vehicle serviced.

Dear :

This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

What is the reason for this notice?

Honda has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 2003-2005 model year Accord vehicles that were originally sold in or ever registered in geographic locations known for high absolute humidity: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, U S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan and American Samoa. In some vehicles, the passenger’s front airbag inflator could produce excessive internal pressure upon deployment. If an affected airbag deploys, the increased internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture and deploy abnormally. In the event of an inflator rupture, metal fragments could pass through the airbag cushion material possibly causing serious injury or fatality to vehicle occupants.

Honda suggests that you avoid having a passenger sit in the front passenger’s seat until the recall repair has been performed.

What should you do?

Call any authorized Honda dealer to make an appointment to have your vehicle’s front passenger’s airbag inflator replaced, at no cost to you.

While parts are available to conduct airbag inflator replacements at the time of this notice, the scope of the current airbag inflator recalls creates the possibility that the parts necessary to complete the recall repair may not be available at the time you call. If this occurs, please discuss your specific needs and concerns with your dealer, including the provision of, or reimbursement for, temporary alternative transportation, as necessary. You may also contact Honda’s Automobile Customer Service (at the number listed below) to address your needs and concerns.

Once you make an appointment to repair your vehicle, be advised that the complete replacement process may take approximately 42 minutes; however, please ask your dealer for the specific time your vehicle will need to be at the dealership

If you have questions or concerns, we encourage you to visit www.recalls.honda.com or to call Honda Automobile Customer Service at 1-888-234-2138 and select option 2.

Who to contact if you experience problems?

If you are not satisfied with the service you receive from your Honda dealer, you may write to:

American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Honda Automobile Customer Service
Mail stop 500-2N-7A
1919 Torrance Blvd
Torrance, CA 90501-2746

If you believe that American Honda or the dealer has failed or is unable to remedy the defect in your vehicle, without charge, within a reasonable period of time (60 days from the date you first contact the dealer for a repair appointment), you may submit a complaint to:

Administrator
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20590

Alternatively, you may call the NH TSA’s toll-free Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 800-424-9153), or go to https://www.safercar.gov.

What to do if you feel this notice is in error?

Registration records indicate that you are the current owner or lessee of a 2003-2005 Honda Accord involved in this campaign. If this is not the case, or the name/address information is not correct, please complete and sign the Information Change Card and return it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. We will then update our records.

Lessor Information:

Federal law requires that any vehicle lessor receiving this recall notice must forward a copy of this notice to the lessee within 10 days.

If you have questions:

If you have any questions about this notice, or need assistance with locating a Honda dealer, please call Honda Automobile Customer Service at 888-234-2138, and select option 2. U.S. customers can also locate a dealer online at Hondacars.com. Customers in U.S. territories, please contact your local dealer/distributor.

We apologize for any inconvenience this recall may cause you.

Sincerely,

American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Honda Automobile Division

Campaign #JL8 / Service Bulletin #14-070

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2014/RCRIT-14V700-2807.pdf