The defect
THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY.
The risk
THIS TYPE OF UNANTICIPATED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT COULD RESULT IN ABRASION TO THE HANDS, ARMS, OR FACE OF A PROPERLY-POSITIONED FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT, OR COULD CAUSE MORE SERIOUS INJURY TO AN OUT-OF-POSITION OCCUPANT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SRS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Accord | 1995 |
Components: AIR BAGS
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 | 1995 | 543 | 2 |
Other air bags recalls in 1996
8 of the 297 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1996 concerned the air bags; AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. filed 122 campaigns in all.
| 96V244000 5 Dec 1996 | LOTUS CARS OF AMERICA INC |
| 96V231000 12 Nov 1996 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 96V211000 28 Oct 1996 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 96V110000 1 Jul 1996 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 96V107000 20 Jun 1996 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 96V090000 3 Jun 1996 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 96V060000 8 Apr 1996 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1996