Honda Expands Takata Airbag Recall To 5.1 Million Vehicles

June 4, 2015 9:01 pm

American Honda Motor Co. is expanding its recall of certain Honda and Acura vehicles over potentially faulty driver airbags. The recall is part of the now-infamous Takata airbag fiasco that has plagued many automakers, no matter the brand or country of origin.

The defect: affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver-side frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion and other factors, including manufacturing variability that, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.

The hazards: in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver’s frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Affected vehicles:

Honda

2001-2007 Accord
2001-2005 Civic
2002-2006 CR-V
2003-2011 Element
2002-2004 Odyssey
2003-2008 Pilot
2006 Ridgeline

Acura

2003 Acura CL
2003-2006 Acura MDX
2002-2003 Acura TL

Number of vehicles affected: 5,100,000 (expanded).

The fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge.

The recall is expected to begin July 1^st, 2015.

Owners should: customers looking to find out if their vehicle is included in this Honda-Acura recall should visit www.honda.com or acura.com and click on Recalls at the bottom of the page.

Customers can then enter their Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) to see any open recalls as well as customer satisfaction programs. If the vehicle is part of the recall, customers should take it to a Honda or Acura dealer.

Owners may contact Honda or Acura customer service with questions by using the following information.

Contacts:

Honda Customer Service: 1-800-999-1099
Acura Customer Service: 1-800-382-2238
Honda-Acura Recall Number: not specified
NHTSA Toll Free: 1-888-327-4236
NHTSA (TTY): 1-800-424-9153
NHTSA Website: www.safecar.gov
NHTSA Recall Number: 15V320000

Notes:

Vehicles that have had their driver frontal air bag replaced previously as part of a recall remedy prior to September 12^th, 2014 need to have their air bag replaced under this recall as well.

Vehicles that, on or after September 12^th, 2014, received a remedy for a prior driver frontal air bag inflator recall already received an inflator of a different design, and therefore are not included in this recall and do not require additional servicing.

This recall fully supersedes recalls: