NHTSA Campaign 04V551000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 04V551000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 04V551000 with NHTSA on November 18, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 04V551000, NHTSA lists up to 257,616 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 25, 2004 and October 5, 2004.
The 04V551000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V551000 were scheduled from November 30, 2004, 12 days after the report.
04V551000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2004–2005.
Owners of the model years 04V551000 covers have filed at least 460 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V551000 vehicles, the 2004 Honda Accord has the most (251).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V551000 ranks 15 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 04V551000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 12 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 04V551000 was 04V526000, reported on November 8, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SEDANS, A TEAR IN THE FABRIC OF THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG OCCURRED AFTER APPARENT CONTACT WITH THE INSIDE SURFACE OF THE AIR BAG COVER DURING DEPLOYMENT.
- The risk
- A TORN AIR BAG MAY NOT OFFER THE SAME LEVEL OF PROTECTION, IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THEREBY INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE DRIVER.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE FABRIC FLAP BETWEEN THE AIR BAG MODULE COVER AND THE INNER MODULE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
- Notes
- HONDA RECALL NO. P54.
Reported November 18, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V551000 (2)
Honda (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V551000, 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: November 18, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted