NHTSA Campaign 18V041000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 18V041000 covers 12 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 18V041000 with NHTSA on January 9, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 18V041000, NHTSA lists up to 24,945 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 5, 2010 and April 28, 2011.
The 18V041000 report reached NHTSA 7 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V041000 were scheduled from February 16, 2018, 38 days after the report.
18V041000 covers 3 models from Acura and Honda, model years 2009–2013.
Owners of the model years 18V041000 covers have filed at least 144 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V041000 vehicles, the 2013 Honda Ridgeline has the most (35).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V041000 ranks 104 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.
Besides 18V041000, Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V041000 was 17V545000, reported on August 31, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2010-2012 Acura RL, 2010 Honda Element, and 2010-2013 Honda Ridgeline vehicles ever registered in the states of 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, Honda is recalling certain 2010 Acura RL, 2010-2011 Honda Element and Honda Ridgeline vehicles ever registered in the states of 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." If not included in zones A or B above, Honda is recalling certain 2009 Acura RL, Honda Element, and Honda Ridgeline vehicles ever registered in the states of 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 or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with certain inflators assembled as part of the frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to higher absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
- The risk
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp 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 passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 16, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are U0H, and G0I.
Reported January 9, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V041000 (12)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V041000, 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 9, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted