NHTSA Campaign 02V080000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 02V080000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO filed the report for 02V080000 with NHTSA on March 14, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V080000, NHTSA lists up to 2,900 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 3, 1999 and April 7, 2000.
The 02V080000 report reached NHTSA 23 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V080000 were scheduled from April 5, 2002, 22 days after the report.
02V080000 covers 2 models from Acura and Honda, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 02V080000 covers have filed at least 516 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 02V080000 vehicles, the 2000 Honda Accord has the most (454).
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V080000 ranks 27 of 36 AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO recalls on this site.
Besides 02V080000, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO has 2 other recalls on the air bags on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A COMPONENT IN THE INFLATOR OF SOME PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULES WAS NOT WELDED PROPERLY.
- The risk
- AS A RESULT, THE AFFECTED AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY IN A CRASH, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 5, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.
Reported March 14, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V080000 (2)
Acura (1)
Honda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V080000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: March 14, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted