The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2012 Honda Accord and Pilot, 2010 Accord Crosstour, 2001-2011 Civic, 2002-2011 CR-V, 2003-2004, 2006-2008 and 2011 Element, 2007 and 2009-2013 Fit, 2010-2012 Insight, 2002-2004 Odyssey, and 2012 Ridgeline vehicles. The front passenger air bag may have been installed incorrectly during replacement.
The risk
An incorrectly installed air bag may deploy improperly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the passenger frontal air bag module assembly, free of charge. The recall began June 22, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are K1P, and M1O.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Accord | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Honda Accord Crosstour | 2010 |
| Honda Civic | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Honda CR-V | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Honda Element | 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011 |
| Honda Fit | 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Honda Insight | 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Honda Pilot | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Honda Ridgeline | 2012 |
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honda Accord | 2003 | 1,987 | 13 |
| Honda Accord | 2004 | 1,018 | 13 |
| Honda Accord | 2005 | 656 | 15 |
| Honda Accord | 2006 | 433 | 12 |
| Honda Accord | 2007 | 524 | 9 |
| Honda Accord | 2008 | 1,521 | 8 |
| Honda Accord | 2009 | 727 | 10 |
| Honda Accord | 2010 | 581 | 12 |
| Honda Accord | 2011 | 296 | 9 |
| Honda Accord | 2012 | 373 | 8 |
| Honda Accord Crosstour | 2010 | 60 | 8 |
| Honda CR-V | 2002 | 515 | 15 |
| Honda CR-V | 2003 | 468 | 13 |
| Honda CR-V | 2004 | 501 | 12 |
| Honda CR-V | 2005 | 479 | 12 |
| Honda CR-V | 2006 | 398 | 12 |
| Honda CR-V | 2007 | 887 | 12 |
| Honda CR-V | 2008 | 962 | 11 |
| Honda CR-V | 2009 | 386 | 12 |
| Honda Civic | 2001 | 1,079 | 14 |
| Honda Civic | 2002 | 702 | 11 |
| Honda Civic | 2003 | 499 | 11 |
| Honda Civic | 2004 | 350 | 10 |
| Honda Civic | 2005 | 316 | 10 |
| Honda Civic | 2006 | 1,403 | 13 |
| Honda Civic | 2007 | 1,204 | 9 |
| Honda Civic | 2008 | 916 | 7 |
| Honda Civic | 2009 | 396 | 8 |
| Honda Civic | 2010 | 397 | 8 |
| Honda Civic | 2011 | 169 | 9 |
Other air bags recalls in 2018
85 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the air bags; Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 18V912000 19 Dec 2018 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 18V905000 19 Dec 2018 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 18V887000 13 Dec 2018 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 18V883000 12 Dec 2018 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 18V868000 6 Dec 2018 | General Motors LLC |
| 18V838000 27 Nov 2018 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 18V836000 27 Nov 2018 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 18V806000 14 Nov 2018 | Ford Motor Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018