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

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

B14-030
June 14, 2016
51969-01908 Version 11

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 14-030 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	7541A7	04785-S3V-306	0.7 hr	5NX00	JJ300	14-030N	06780-S3V-A10ZA
		04790-S3V-305	0.7 hr	5NX00	JJ300	24-030N	06780-S3V-A10ZA
		04790-S3V-315	0.7 hr	5NX00	JJ300	34-030N	06780-S3V-A10ZA
2005 RL	7541A7	04785-SJA-306	0.8 hr	5NX00	JJ400	14-030P	06780-SJA-A80
		04790-SJA-305	0.8 hr	5NX00	JJ400	24-030P	06780-SJA-A80
		04790-SJA-315	0.8 hr	5NX00	JJ400	34-030P	06780-SJA-A80