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NHTSA recall 14V353000

Air Bags · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

June 20, 2014report date
133,207units affected
Vehicle recalltype
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What's wrong: 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…

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

The fix: 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.

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All model years NHTSA lists

2003 Acura Mdx, 2004 Acura Mdx, 2005 Acura Mdx, 2005 Acura Rl, 2003 Honda Accord, 2004 Honda Accord, 2005 Honda Accord, 2003 Honda Civic, 2004 Honda Civic, 2005 Honda Civic, 2003 Honda Cr-V, 2004 Honda Cr-V, 2005 Honda Cr-V, 2003 Honda Element, 2004 Honda Element, 2003 Honda Odyssey, 2004 Honda Odyssey, 2003 Honda Pilot, 2004 Honda Pilot, 2005 Honda Pilot, 2006 Honda Ridgeline.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 14V353000.

Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.