Recall 14V353000

AIR BAGS

Report Date
20140620
Component
AIR BAGS
Affected Vehicles
21 models

Defect Description

American Honda Motor Company, Inc.'s (Honda) is conducting a limited regional recall for certain model year 2003-2005 Accord, Civic, CR-V, Pilot and Acura MDX, model year 2003-2004 Odyssey and Element, and model year 2005 Acura RL, and 2006 Honda Ridgeline vehicles originally sold, or ever registered in California, and equipped with Takata-brand air bag inflators. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.

Safety Consequence

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger’s frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflators in all affected vehicles, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during August 2014. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-800-999-1009.

Affected Vehicles

Year Make Model
2003 ACURA MDX
2003 HONDA ACCORD
2003 HONDA CIVIC
2003 HONDA CR-V
2003 HONDA ELEMENT
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY
2003 HONDA PILOT
2004 ACURA MDX
2004 HONDA ACCORD
2004 HONDA CIVIC
2004 HONDA CR-V
2004 HONDA ELEMENT
2004 HONDA ODYSSEY
2004 HONDA PILOT
2005 ACURA MDX
2005 ACURA RL
2005 HONDA ACCORD
2005 HONDA CIVIC
2005 HONDA CR-V
2005 HONDA PILOT
2006 HONDA RIDGELINE

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.