The defect
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. THE RETAINER TABS USED TO SECURE THE LOWER MODULE TO THE UPPER HOUSING WERE DRILLED INCORRECTLY.
The risk
IF THE RETAINER TABS WERE DRILLED INCORRECTLY, THE TABS WILL NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT STRENGTH ALLOWING THE MODULE TO SEPARATE FROM THE HOUSING DURING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT INFLATE PROPERLY AND A PASSENGER WOULD LOSE THE BENEFITS OF A PROPER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DURING A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE AIR BAG MODULE ASSEMBLY BY ADDING REINFORMCEMENT BRACKETS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda DEL SOL | 1994 |
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
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 DEL SOL | 1994 | 18 | 1 |
Other air bags recalls in 1995
8 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the air bags; AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. filed 122 campaigns in all.
| 95V215000 3 Nov 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V184000 3 Oct 1995 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 95V140000 25 Jul 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V101000 24 May 1995 | HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
| 95V086000 1 May 1995 | ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED |
| 95V057000 21 Mar 1995 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 95V051000 14 Mar 1995 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995