NHTSA Campaign 18V042000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 18V042000 covers 41 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 18V042000 with NHTSA on January 9, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 18V042000, NHTSA lists up to 691,726 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 2, 2009 and October 29, 2010.
The 18V042000 report reached NHTSA 7 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V042000 were scheduled from February 16, 2018, 38 days after the report.
18V042000 covers 12 models from Acura and Honda, model years 2009–2013.
Owners of the model years 18V042000 covers have filed at least 2,127 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V042000 vehicles, the 2011 Honda CR-V has the most (295).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V042000 ranks 26 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.
Besides 18V042000, Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V042000 was 17V545000, reported on August 31, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Acura TSX, ZDX, Honda Accord Crosstour, Fit, Insight and Pilot vehicles, 2011-13 Acura TSX Sportswagon, 2010-2012 Honda Accord,, 2010-2011 Honda Civic, Civic NGV, Civic Hybrid and CR-V vehicles and 2013 Honda FCX Clarity and Fit EV 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 2010-2012 Acura TSX, Honda Accord, Accord Crosstour, Fit and Pilot, 2010-2011 Honda Civic, Civic NGV, Civic Hybrid and CR-V, and 2010 Acura ZDX and Honda Insight 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." Unless included in Zones A or B above, Honda is recalling certain 2009 Acura TSX, Honda Accord, Civic, Civic NGV, Civic Hybrid, CR-V, Fit, and Pilot 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 air bag 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 B0K and L0J.
Reported January 9, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V042000 (41)
Honda (31)
- 2009 Honda Accord
- 2010 Honda Accord
- 2011 Honda Accord
- 2012 Honda Accord
- 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour
- 2011 Honda Accord Crosstour
- 2013 Honda Accord Crosstour
- 2009 Honda Civic
- 2010 Honda Civic
- 2011 Honda Civic
- 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid
- 2010 Honda Civic Hybrid
- 2011 Honda Civic Hybrid
- 2009 Honda CR-V
- 2010 Honda CR-V
- 2011 Honda CR-V
- 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
- 2009 Honda Pilot
- 2010 Honda Pilot
- 2011 Honda Pilot
- 2012 Honda Pilot
- 2013 Honda Pilot
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V042000, 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