NHTSA Campaign 07V549000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 07V549000 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 07V549000 with NHTSA on December 3, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V549000, NHTSA lists up to 34,300 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 07V549000 were scheduled from December 12, 2007, 9 days after the report.
07V549000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2007–2008.
Owners of the model years 07V549000 covers have filed at least 123 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 07V549000 vehicles, the 2007 Honda Fit has the most (66).
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V549000 ranks 39 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 07V549000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 12 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 07V549000 was 07V001000, reported on January 3, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA , WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE WIRE HARNESS FOR THE OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM (ODS) AND THE OCCUPANT POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM (OPDS) IS ROUTED UNDERNEATH THE CARPET ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD. IN AREAS WHERE ROAD SALT IS USED, SALT FROM THE SNOW ON THE DRIVER'S SHOES WILL MELT AND MAY PENETRATE THE CARPET AND LEAK INTO THE WIRE HARNESS. IF THE HARNESS IS EXPOSED TO SALT BRINE, CORROSION MAY OCCUR AND THE WIRE MAY BREAK CAUSING THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. A FAILURE OF THE ODS AND OPDS MAY NOT DETECT THE PRESENCE OF A CHILD SEAT OR AN OUT-OF-POSITION PASSENGER AND DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER'S FRONTAL AND SIDE AIR BAGS WILL NOT BE SUPPRESSED.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, A DEPLOYING FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG OR FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO SMALL OR OUT-OF-POSITION OCCUPANTS.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE WIRE HARNESS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 12, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 800-999-1009.
- Notes
- HONDA RECALL NO. Q66.
Reported December 3, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V549000 (2)
Honda (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V549000, 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: December 3, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted