Acura / Honda recall: Air bags

What is wrong

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2001-2007 Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2001-2004 Honda Civic GX, 2003-2005 Honda Civic Hybrid, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, 2006 Ridgeline, 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2003-2006 Acura MDX, and 2002-2003 Acura 3.2TL vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion and other factors, including manufacturing variability that, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.

What could happen

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

The fix

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on July 1, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Owners may contact Acura customer service at 1-800-382-2238, select option 4. Note: Vehicles that have had their driver frontal air bag replaced previously as part of a recall remedy prior to September 12, 2014 need to have their air bag replaced under this recall as well. Vehicles that, on or after September 12, 2014, received a remedy for a prior driver frontal air bag inflator recall already received an inflator of a different design, and therefore are not included in this recall and do not require additional servicing. Note: This recall fully supersedes recalls 08V-593, 09V-259, 10V-041, 11V-260, 14V-351 and 15V-153. Honda's numbers for this recall are JQ9, JR0, JR1, JR2, JR3, JR4, JR5, JR6, JR7, and JR8.

Vehicles covered

• Acura Cl 2003
• Acura Mdx 2003–2006
• Acura Tl 2002–2003
• Honda Accord 2001–2007
• Honda Civic 2001–2005
• Honda Civic Gx 2001–2004
• Honda Civic Hybrid 2003–2005
• Honda Cr-V 2002–2006
• Honda Element 2003–2011
• Honda Odyssey 2002–2004
• Honda Pilot 2003–2008
• Honda Ridgeline 2006

Facts

NHTSA recall number

15V320000

Type

Vehicle

Filed by

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

Reported to NHTSA

May 28, 2015

Owners notified

Jul 1, 2015

Vehicles or items affected

6,281,043

Started by

NHTSA investigation

Built

–

Part

Air bags › Frontal › Driver side › Inflator module

Maker's own recall number

JQ9 & JR0-JR8

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.

Other recalls for the same vehicles

• Acura / Honda recall: Structure Jun 4, 2026
• Acura / Honda recall: Air bags May 21, 2026
• Acura / Honda recall: Service brakes, hydraulic Jun 12, 2025
• Acura recall: Interior lighting Apr 17, 2025
• Acura recall: Equipment Jan 23, 2025
• Acura / Honda recall: Air bags Feb 1, 2024

To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.