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NHTSA Campaign 19V499000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

NHTSA campaign 19V499000 covers 47 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed the report for 19V499000 with NHTSA on June 27, 2019; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.

For 19V499000, NHTSA lists up to 3,947 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 19, 2002 and September 23, 2003.

The 19V499000 report reached NHTSA 16 years after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 19V499000 were scheduled from August 12, 2019, 46 days after the report.

19V499000 covers 12 models from Honda and Acura, model years 2001–2011.

Owners of the model years 19V499000 covers have filed at least 4,713 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 19V499000 vehicles, the 2001 Honda Accord has the most (407).

By potentially affected vehicles, 19V499000 ranks 147 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.

Besides 19V499000, Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 19V499000 was 19V383000, reported on May 21, 2019.

What this recall covers

The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2003-2006 MDX, 2001-2007 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot and 2006 Ridgeline vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with driver frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high 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 driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are Q5A and Y58.

Reported June 27, 2019

Vehicles covered by 19V499000 (47)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V499000, 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: June 27, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted