NHTSA Campaign 16V061000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 16V061000 covers 60 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed the report for 16V061000 with NHTSA on February 3, 2016; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 16V061000, NHTSA lists up to 2,232,187 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 23, 2004 and June 23, 2005.
The 16V061000 report reached NHTSA 11 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V061000 were scheduled from February 22, 2017, 385 days after the report.
16V061000 covers 11 models from Acura and Honda, model years 2005–2016.
Owners of the model years 16V061000 covers have filed at least 2,549 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V061000 vehicles, the 2008 Honda CR-V has the most (325).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V061000 ranks 5 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.
Besides 16V061000, Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 16V061000 was 16V056000, reported on February 2, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Honda CR-V, 2011-2015 CR-Z, 2010-2014 FCX, and Insight, 2009-2013 Fit, 2013-2014 Fit EV, 2007-2014 Ridgeline, 2013-2016 Acura ILX, 2013-2014 Acura ILX Hybrid, 2007-2016 RDX, 2005-2012 Acura RL, 2009-2014 Acura TL, and 2010-2013 Acura ZDX vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are JY0, JY1, and JY2.
Reported February 3, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V061000 (60)
Acura (31)
- 2013 Acura ILX
- 2014 Acura ILX
- 2015 Acura ILX
- 2016 Acura ILX
- 2007 Acura RDX
- 2008 Acura RDX
- 2009 Acura RDX
- 2010 Acura RDX
- 2011 Acura RDX
- 2012 Acura RDX
- 2013 Acura RDX
- 2014 Acura RDX
- 2015 Acura RDX
- 2016 Acura RDX
- 2005 Acura RL
- 2006 Acura RL
- 2007 Acura RL
- 2008 Acura RL
- 2009 Acura RL
- 2010 Acura RL
- 2011 Acura RL
- 2012 Acura RL
- 2009 Acura TL
- 2010 Acura TL
- 2011 Acura TL
- 2012 Acura TL
- 2013 Acura TL
- 2014 Acura TL
- 2010 Acura ZDX
- 2011 Acura ZDX
- 2012 Acura ZDX
Honda (29)
- 2007 Honda CR-V
- 2008 Honda CR-V
- 2009 Honda CR-V
- 2010 Honda CR-V
- 2011 Honda CR-V
- 2011 Honda CR-Z
- 2012 Honda CR-Z
- 2013 Honda CR-Z
- 2014 Honda CR-Z
- 2015 Honda CR-Z
- 2009 Honda Fit
- 2010 Honda Fit
- 2011 Honda Fit
- 2012 Honda Fit
- 2013 Honda Fit
- 2013 Honda Fit Ev
- 2010 Honda Insight
- 2011 Honda Insight
- 2012 Honda Insight
- 2013 Honda Insight
- 2014 Honda Insight
- 2007 Honda Ridgeline
- 2008 Honda Ridgeline
- 2009 Honda Ridgeline
- 2010 Honda Ridgeline
- 2011 Honda Ridgeline
- 2012 Honda Ridgeline
- 2013 Honda Ridgeline
- 2014 Honda Ridgeline
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V061000, 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 3, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted