NHTSA Campaign 12V030000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NHTSA campaign 12V030000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: side/window. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 12V030000 with NHTSA on February 1, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V030000, NHTSA lists up to 347 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 12V030000 were scheduled from February 24, 2012, 23 days after the report.
12V030000 covers 2 models from Honda, model years 2012.
Owners of the model years 12V030000 covers have filed at least 59 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V030000 vehicles, the 2012 Honda Accord has the most (56).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V030000 ranks 87 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 12V030000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 12 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 12V030000 was 10V402000, reported on September 8, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 ACCORD AND CROSSTOUR VEHICLES. THE DRIVER-SIDE OR PASSENGER-SIDE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG INFLATOR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED ACCORDING TO CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
- The fix
- HONDA WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG AS NEEDED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 24, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-999-1009.
- Notes
- ON FEBRUARY 9, 2012, HONDA ADDED THE 2012 HONDA CIVIC AND THE 2012 ACURA MDX TO THE POPULATION REPRESENTING AN ADDITIONAL 627 VEHICLES. ON MARCH 16, 2012 THEY REMOVED THESE VEHICLES LEAVING ONLY 347 MODEL YEAR 2012 ACCORDS AND CROSSTOURS. HONDA'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS S19 AND S20.
Reported February 1, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V030000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V030000, 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: February 1, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted