The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2001-2002 Acura 3.2CL, 2000-2003 Acura 3.5RL, 2000-2001 Acura 3.2TL, Honda CR-V and Honda Odyssey, 2001-2002 Acura MDX and 2000 Accord Coupe, Accord Sedan, Civic Coupe, and Civic Sedan vehicles. These vehicles may have received a replacement driver frontal air bag module as part of a vehicle repair. Due to a manufacturing issue, the replacement NADI inflator may absorb moisture, causing the inflator to rupture or the air bag cushion to underinflate.
The risk
In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, an inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag cushion may not properly protect the occupant. These scenarios increase the risk of serious injury or death.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the air bags in the vehicles, replacing the driver frontal air bag inflator with an inflator of a different design, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 1, 2020. Owners may contact American Honda's Customer Support & Campaign Center at 1-888-234-2138.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Acura CL | 2001, 2002 |
| Acura MDX | 2001, 2002 |
| Acura RL | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Acura TL | 2000, 2001 |
| Honda Accord | 2000 |
| Honda Civic | 2000 |
| Honda CR-V | 2000, 2001 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2000, 2001 |
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER 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 CL | 2001 | 271 | 3 |
| Acura CL | 2002 | 44 | 2 |
| Acura MDX | 2001 | 224 | 4 |
| Acura MDX | 2002 | 205 | 4 |
| Acura RL | 2000 | 59 | 4 |
| Acura RL | 2001 | 12 | 2 |
| Acura RL | 2002 | 43 | 2 |
| Acura RL | 2003 | 9 | 1 |
| Acura TL | 2000 | 249 | 6 |
| Acura TL | 2001 | 149 | 3 |
| Honda Accord | 2000 | 1,183 | 8 |
| Honda CR-V | 2000 | 129 | 2 |
| Honda CR-V | 2001 | 142 | 1 |
| Honda Civic | 2000 | 287 | 6 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2000 | 675 | 6 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2001 | 619 | 1 |
Other air bags recalls in 2020
45 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the air bags; Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 20V791000 17 Dec 2020 | Ford Motor Company |
| 20V785000 16 Dec 2020 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 20V749000 2 Dec 2020 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 20V747000 1 Dec 2020 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 20V736000 25 Nov 2020 | General Motors LLC |
| 20V734000 25 Nov 2020 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 20V681000 4 Nov 2020 | Volvo Car USA LLC |
| 20V628000 9 Oct 2020 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020