Acura / Honda recall: Air bags

What is wrong

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Acura TSX, 2011 TSX Wagon, 2010-2011 Acura ZDX, 2008-2011 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid, and Civic GX, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2010-2011 FCX Clarity and Insight, and 2009-2011 Fit, and Pilot vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in 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, unless already included in "Zone A" above, Honda is recalling certain model year 2008 Honda Accord, 2006-2008 Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic GX, and 2007-2008 CR-V vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, the 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." Vehicles not originally sold or ever registered in either Zones A or B are not subject to this safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

What could happen

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

The fix

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall is KA4, KA5, KA6, and KA7.

Vehicles covered

• Acura Tsx 2009–2011
• Acura Tsx Sport Wagon 2011
• Acura Zdx 2010–2011
• Honda Accord 2008–2011
• Honda Accord Crosstour 2010–2011
• Honda Civic 2006–2011
• Honda Civic Gx 2006–2011
• Honda Civic Hybrid 2006–2011
• Honda Cr-V 2007–2011
• Honda Fcx Clarity 2010–2011
• Honda Fit 2009–2011
• Honda Insight 2010–2011
• Honda Pilot 2009–2011

Facts

NHTSA recall number

16V346000

Type

Vehicle

Filed by

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

Reported to NHTSA

May 24, 2016

Owners notified

Nov 15, 2016

Vehicles or items affected

2,719,386

Started by

NHTSA investigation

Built

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Part

Air bags › Frontal › Passenger side › Inflator module

Maker's own recall number

KA4, KA5, KA6, KA7

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: Air bags May 21, 2026
• Acura / Honda recall: Steering Oct 3, 2024
• Honda recall: Tires Jul 2, 2024
• Acura / Honda recall: Air bags Feb 1, 2024
• Acura / Honda recall: Fuel system, gasoline Dec 18, 2023
• Honda recall: Equipment Jul 27, 2023

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.