NHTSA Campaign 18V268000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 18V268000 covers 61 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 18V268000 with NHTSA on April 26, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V268000, NHTSA lists up to 1,335 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 21, 2004 and January 28, 2005.
The 18V268000 report reached NHTSA 13 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V268000 were scheduled from June 22, 2018, 57 days after the report.
18V268000 covers 10 models from Honda, model years 2001–2013.
Owners of the model years 18V268000 covers have filed at least 7,211 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V268000 vehicles, the 2008 Honda Accord has the most (379).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V268000 ranks 167 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.
Besides 18V268000, Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V268000 was 18V042000, reported on January 9, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2012 Honda Accord and Pilot, 2010 Accord Crosstour, 2001-2011 Civic, 2002-2011 CR-V, 2003-2004, 2006-2008 and 2011 Element, 2007 and 2009-2013 Fit, 2010-2012 Insight, 2002-2004 Odyssey, and 2012 Ridgeline vehicles. The front passenger air bag may have been installed incorrectly during replacement.
- The risk
- An incorrectly installed air bag may deploy improperly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the passenger frontal air bag module assembly, free of charge. The recall began June 22, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are K1P, and M1O.
Reported April 26, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V268000 (61)
Honda (61)
- 2003 Honda Accord
- 2004 Honda Accord
- 2005 Honda Accord
- 2006 Honda Accord
- 2007 Honda Accord
- 2008 Honda Accord
- 2009 Honda Accord
- 2010 Honda Accord
- 2011 Honda Accord
- 2012 Honda Accord
- 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour
- 2001 Honda Civic
- 2002 Honda Civic
- 2003 Honda Civic
- 2004 Honda Civic
- 2005 Honda Civic
- 2006 Honda Civic
- 2007 Honda Civic
- 2008 Honda Civic
- 2009 Honda Civic
- 2010 Honda Civic
- 2011 Honda Civic
- 2002 Honda CR-V
- 2003 Honda CR-V
- 2004 Honda CR-V
- 2005 Honda CR-V
- 2006 Honda CR-V
- 2007 Honda CR-V
- 2008 Honda CR-V
- 2009 Honda CR-V
- 2010 Honda CR-V
- 2011 Honda CR-V
- 2003 Honda Element
- 2004 Honda Element
- 2006 Honda Element
- 2007 Honda Element
- 2008 Honda Element
- 2011 Honda Element
- 2007 Honda Fit
- 2009 Honda Fit
- 2010 Honda Fit
- 2011 Honda Fit
- 2012 Honda Fit
- 2013 Honda Fit
- 2010 Honda Insight
- 2011 Honda Insight
- 2012 Honda Insight
- 2002 Honda Odyssey
- 2003 Honda Odyssey
- 2004 Honda Odyssey
- 2003 Honda Pilot
- 2004 Honda Pilot
- 2005 Honda Pilot
- 2006 Honda Pilot
- 2007 Honda Pilot
- 2008 Honda Pilot
- 2009 Honda Pilot
- 2010 Honda Pilot
- 2011 Honda Pilot
- 2012 Honda Pilot
- 2012 Honda Ridgeline
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V268000, 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: April 26, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted