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Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

NHTSA · 18V042000 · published 2018-01-09

NHTSA campaign 18V042000

Hazard

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Acura TSX, ZDX, Honda Accord Crosstour, Fit, Insight and Pilot vehicles, 2011-13 Acura TSX Sportswagon, 2010-2012 Honda Accord,, 2010-2011 Honda Civic, Civic NGV, Civic Hybrid and CR-V vehicles and 2013 Honda FCX Clarity and Fit EV vehicles ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, Honda is recalling certain 2010-2012 Acura TSX, Honda Accord, Accord Crosstour, Fit and Pilot, 2010-2011 Honda Civic, Civic NGV, Civic Hybrid and CR-V, and 2010 Acura ZDX and Honda Insight vehicles ever registered in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Unless included in Zones A or B above, Honda is recalling certain 2009 Acura TSX, Honda Accord, Civic, Civic NGV, Civic Hybrid, CR-V, Fit, and Pilot vehicles ever registered in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to higher absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Consequence

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 16, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are B0K and L0J.

The text above is quoted verbatim from the NHTSA record. Confirm the affected units and the remedy with the manufacturer or NHTSA. Recall data may be incomplete, delayed, or superseded.

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Affected products

2010 ACURA TSX
2010 ACURA ZDX
2010 HONDA INSIGHT
2010 HONDA PILOT
2010 HONDA ACCORD
2010 HONDA CIVIC
2010 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID
2010 HONDA FIT
2010 HONDA ACCORD CROSSTOUR
2010 HONDA CR-V
2011 ACURA TSX
2011 ACURA TSX SPORT WAGON
2011 ACURA ZDX
2011 HONDA ACCORD
2011 HONDA ACCORD CROSSTOUR
2011 HONDA CIVIC
2011 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID
2011 HONDA CR-V
2011 HONDA FIT
2011 HONDA INSIGHT
2011 HONDA PILOT
2012 ACURA TSX
2012 ACURA TSX SPORT WAGON
2012 ACURA ZDX
2012 HONDA ACCORD
2012 HONDA PILOT
2012 HONDA FIT
2012 HONDA INSIGHT
2013 ACURA TSX
2013 HONDA FIT
2013 HONDA INSIGHT
2013 HONDA PILOT
2013 HONDA FIT EV
2013 HONDA ACCORD CROSSTOUR