NHTSA Campaign 16V178000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 16V178000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed the report for 16V178000 with NHTSA on March 30, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V178000, NHTSA lists up to 11,602 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 1, 2003 and August 30, 2004.
The 16V178000 report reached NHTSA 12 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V178000 were scheduled from May 2, 2016, 33 days after the report.
16V178000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2004–2007.
Owners of the model years 16V178000 covers have filed at least 750 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V178000 vehicles, the 2004 Honda Accord has the most (251).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V178000 ranks 119 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.
Besides 16V178000, Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 16V178000 was 16V061000, reported on February 3, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2004-2007 Accord vehicles manufactured October 1, 2003, to August 17, 2007. The affected vehicles may have been assembled with an incorrect passenger frontal air bag module that does not comply with the advanced air bag requirements. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- The risk
- An air bag module does not meet the advanced air bag requirements can increase the risk of injury or death in the event of a crash.
- The fix
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the air bag module as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 2, 2016. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-800-999-1009. Honda's number for this recall is JZ3.
Reported March 30, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V178000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V178000, 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: March 30, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted