NHTSA Campaign 05V510000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 05V510000 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 05V510000 with NHTSA on November 3, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V510000, NHTSA lists up to 316 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 12, 2005 and September 21, 2005.
The 05V510000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V510000 were scheduled from November 7, 2005, 4 days after the report.
05V510000 covers 2 models from Acura and Honda, model years 2006.
Owners of the model years 05V510000 covers have filed at least 215 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V510000 vehicles, the 2006 Honda Accord has the most (130).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V510000 ranks 88 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 05V510000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 12 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 05V510000 was 05V344000, reported on August 1, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, ON THE FRONTAL AIRBAG SYSTEM WHERE THE TWO EXTERNAL IMPACT SENSORS IS MOUNTED, NEAR THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS THE FRONT IMPACT SENSOR BOLTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED.
- The risk
- IF THE BOLTS LOOSEN OR FALL OUT, THE SENSOR MAY FAIL TO PROPERLY DETECT A CRASH, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN DELAYED OR NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONT AIRBAG INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REMOVE THE BUMPER AND RETORQUE THE LOOSE BOLTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 7, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 AND ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.
- Notes
- HONDA RECALL NO. P99 AND ACURA Q00 .
Reported November 3, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V510000 (2)
Acura (1)
Honda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V510000, 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 3, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted