NHTSA Campaign 18V045000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 18V045000 covers 7 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 18V045000 with NHTSA on January 9, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 18V045000, NHTSA lists up to 960 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 23, 2014 and March 4, 2015.
The 18V045000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V045000 were scheduled from February 9, 2018, 31 days after the report.
18V045000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2009–2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V045000 ranks 176 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.
Besides 18V045000, Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V045000 was 17V545000, reported on August 31, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2010 and 2012-2016 Honda GL1800 Gold Wing motorcycles. These motorcycles have air bag inflators assembled as part of the air bag module that 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 rider resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag module, free of charge. The recall began February 9, 2018. Owners may contact Honda Motorcycle Customer Support at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's number for this recall is KJ1.
Reported January 9, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V045000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V045000, 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