NHTSA Campaign 10V002000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 10V002000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 10V002000 with NHTSA on January 4, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V002000, NHTSA lists up to 644 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 7, 2009 and November 14, 2009.
The 10V002000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V002000 were scheduled from December 23, 2009.
10V002000 covers 1 model from Acura, model years 2010.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V002000 ranks 82 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 10V002000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 12 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 10V002000 was 07V549000, reported on December 3, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR ACURA 2010 MDX VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN OCTOBER 7, 2009 AND NOVEMBER 14, 2009. A BOLT USED TO ATTACH AN INTERIOR TRIM PIECE TO EITHER THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE A-PILLAR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED DURING MANUFACTURING.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH RESULTING IN SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, THE TRIM PIECE MAY NOT REMAIN PROPERLY SECURED TO THE A-PILLAR, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE DRIVER AND/OR FRONT SEAT PASSENGER.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE INTERIOR TRIM PIECE OF THE A-PILLAR AND IF A BOLT IS MISSING IT WILL BE INSTALLED FREE OF CHARGE. FOUR VEHICLES WERE PURCHASED BEFORE THE STOP-SALE WAS ISSUED AND ALL THE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND REPAIRED IF NECESSARY.
Reported January 4, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V002000 (1)
Acura (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V002000, 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: January 4, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted