The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2005-2012 RL, 2003-2007 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007-2008 Fit, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, and 2006-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with passenger frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
The risk
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal airbag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are E5D and X5C.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Acura MDX | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Acura RL | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Honda Accord | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Honda Civic | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Honda Civic GX | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Honda Civic Hybrid | 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Honda CR-V | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Honda Element | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Honda Fit | 2007, 2008 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Honda Pilot | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Honda Ridgeline | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acura MDX | 2003 | 206 | 11 |
| Acura MDX | 2004 | 171 | 8 |
| Acura MDX | 2005 | 180 | 11 |
| Acura MDX | 2006 | 87 | 9 |
| Acura RL | 2005 | 125 | 11 |
| Acura RL | 2006 | 32 | 8 |
| Acura RL | 2007 | 20 | 7 |
| Acura RL | 2008 | 13 | 6 |
| Acura RL | 2009 | 8 | 6 |
| Acura RL | 2010 | 9 | 7 |
| Acura RL | 2011 | 3 | 6 |
| Acura RL | 2012 | 1 | 6 |
| 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 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 GX | 2001 | 0 | 5 |
| Honda Civic GX | 2002 | 0 | 5 |
| Honda Civic GX | 2003 | 1 | 5 |
| Honda Civic GX | 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| Honda Civic GX | 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| Honda Civic Hybrid | 2003 | 51 | 6 |
| Honda Civic Hybrid | 2004 | 35 | 6 |
| Honda Civic Hybrid | 2005 | 48 | 6 |
Other air bags recalls in 2019
76 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the air bags; Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 19V910000 19 Dec 2019 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 19V892000 16 Dec 2019 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 19V885000 12 Dec 2019 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 19V868000 6 Dec 2019 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 19V862000 4 Dec 2019 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 19V852000 26 Nov 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 19V853000 26 Nov 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 19V851000 26 Nov 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019