Acura / Honda recall: Air bags
What is wrong
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2008-2012 Accord, 2010-2012 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2012 Fit and Pilot, 2010-2012 Insight, and 2009-2012 Acura TSX vehicles that received replacement passenger frontal air bag inflators. One dealership may have incorrectly installed the replacement air bag inflators.
What could happen
In the event of a crash, an incorrectly installed passenger frontal air bag inflator may deploy the air bag improperly, increasing the risk of injury.
The fix
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag module assembly, free of charge. The recall began October 30, 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are O07, Y0A, N06, G05, M04, Y01, and O09.
Vehicles covered
- Acura Tsx 2009–2012
- Honda Accord 2008–2012
- Honda Accord Crosstour 2010–2012
- Honda Civic 2006–2011
- Honda Cr-V 2007–2011
- Honda Fit 2009–2012
- Honda Insight 2010–2012
- Honda Pilot 2009–2012
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 17V545000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- Reported to NHTSA
- Aug 31, 2017
- Owners notified
- Oct 30, 2017
- Vehicles or items affected
- 3,257
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Sep 21, 2011 to Aug 9, 2012
- Part
- Air bags › Frontal › Passenger side › Inflator module
- Maker's own recall number
- O07,Y0A,N06,G05,M04
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 / Dorman / Honda recall: Vehicle speed control Oct 10, 2019
- Acura / Honda recall: Air bags Jun 27, 2019
- Acura / Honda recall: Air bags May 16, 2019
- Acura / Honda recall: Air bags Sep 27, 2018
- Acura / Honda recall: Air bags Jan 9, 2018
- Acura / Honda recall: Air bags Jan 10, 2017
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.