JM5 JM6 – Safety Recall: Front Passenger’s Airbag Inflator May Produce Excessive Pressure After Long-Term Exposure To High Absolute Humidity – 2003-2005 Acura

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

 

Passenger Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

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

 

B14-044
June 14, 2016
00406-01910 Version 7

 

Safety Recall: Front Passenger’s Airbag Inflator May Produce Excessive Pressure After Long-Term Exposure To High Absolute Humidity

This bulletin is replaced by S/B 16-028, Safety Recall: Front Passenger’s Airbag Inflator Can Be Over-Pressurized (Phase 1)

If you did Service Bulletin 14-044 on or before June 13, 2016. Make sure to use Warranty Claim Information provided below.

 

WARRANTY CLAIM INFORMATION

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
2003–05 MDX	7541B0	04785-S3V-306	0.7 hr	5KN00	JM500	14-044N	06780-S3V-A10ZA
		04790-S3V-305	0.7 hr	5KN00	JM500	24-044N	06780-S3V-A10ZA
		04790-S3V-315	0.7 hr	5KN00	JM500	34-044N	06780-S3V-A10ZA
2005 RL	7541B0	04785-SJA-306	0.8 hr	5KN00	JM600	14-044P	06780-SJA-A80
		04790-SJA-305	0.8 hr	5KN00	JM600	24-044P	06780-SJA-A80
		04790-SJA-315	0.8 hr	5KN00	JM600	34-044P	06780-SJA-A80

 

Skill Level: Repair Technician

 

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2014/RCRIT-14V700-9605.pdf

 

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2014/RCONL-14V700-6953.pdf

 

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2014/RMISC-14V700-7565.pdf

 

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2014/RMISC-14V700-5951.pdf

 

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2014/RMISC-14V700-4934.pdf