Recall: Front Passenger’s Airbag Inflator May Produce Excessive Pressure After Long-Term Exposure To High Absolute Humidity – 2003-2006 Honda

NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V353
Manufacturer Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Components AIR BAGS
Potential Number of Units Affected 133,207

Passenger Side 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 Company, Inc.’s (Honda) is conducting a limited regional recall for certain model year 2003-2005 Accord, Civic, CR-V, Pilot and Acura MDX, model year 2003-2004 Odyssey and Element, and model year 2005 Acura RL, and 2006 Honda Ridgeline vehicles originally sold, or ever registered in California, and equipped with Takata-brand air bag inflators.

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 inflators in all affected vehicles, free of charge.

The recall is expected to begin during August 2014.

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.

Check if your Honda has a Recall

A14-046
June 14, 2016
51968-01885 Version 13

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 16-047, Safety Recall: Front Passenger’s Airbag Inflator Can Be Over-Pressurized (Phase 1)

If you did Service Bulletin 14-046 on or before June 13, 2016. Make sure to use Warranty Claim Information provided below.

WARRANTY CLAIM INFORMATION

• For 2003-04 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. For any repairs done 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

Skill Level: Repair Technician

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2014/RCRIT-14V353-9947.pdf

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