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NHTSA Campaign 17V030000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

NHTSA campaign 17V030000 covers 44 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 17V030000 with NHTSA on January 10, 2017; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.

For 17V030000, NHTSA lists up to 977,708 potentially affected vehicles.

Owner notification letters for 17V030000 were scheduled from February 22, 2017, 43 days after the report.

17V030000 covers 11 models from Honda and Acura, model years 2006–2012.

Owners of the model years 17V030000 covers have filed at least 3,505 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 17V030000 vehicles, the 2008 Honda Accord has the most (379).

By potentially affected vehicles, 17V030000 ranks 15 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.

Besides 17V030000, Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 17V030000 was 16V346000, reported on May 24, 2016.

What this recall covers

The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2012 Acura TSX, 2011-2012 Acura TSX Wagon, 2010-2012 Acura ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2012 Honda Accord Crosstour and Honda Insight, 2009-2012 Honda Fit, 2009-2012 Pilot, 2007-2011 Honda CR-V, 2012 Honda FCX Clarity and 2006-2011 Honda Civic, Civic Hybrid, Civic NGV vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, if not included in "Zone A" above, Honda is recalling certain 2009 Acura TSX, Honda Fit and Pilot, 2008-2009 Honda Accord, 2006-2009 Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic NGV, and 2007-2009 Honda CR-V vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Additionally, if not included in "Zone B" above, Honda is recalling certain 2008 Honda Accord, 2006-2008 Honda Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic NGV and 2007-2008 Honda CR-V vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
The risk
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The fix
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger side air bag inflator, free of charge. The manufacturer has mailed an interim notification, and will send a second notification when parts are available. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KE1 and KE2.

Reported January 10, 2017

Vehicles covered by 17V030000 (44)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V030000, 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 10, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted