The Recall Desk
SevereNHTSA·15V370000·Announced 2015-06-15

Honda Recalls Vehicles for Passenger Air Bag Inflator Rupture Risk

Honda is recalling specific 2001-2007 models because the passenger air bag inflator may rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious injury or death.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that the defect could cause 'serious injury or death' due to metal fragments striking occupants, which aligns with the rubric criterion for 'significant injury/property-damage reports' or structural vehicle defects involving serious harm potential.

Plain-English summary

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2001-2005 Honda Civic, 2001-2004 Honda Civic GX, 2003-2005 Honda Civic Hybrid, 2003-2007 Honda Accord, 2002-2004 Honda CR-V, 2002-2003 Honda Odyssey, 2003 Acura MDX, 2003 Honda Element, and 2003 Honda Pilot vehicles. The recall covers approximately 3.5 million vehicles manufactured between 2000 and 2007.

The affected vehicles have a passenger side frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion. Over time, this moisture could cause the inflator to rupture upon deployment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the passenger seat occupant or other occupants, possibly causing serious injury or death.

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator free of charge. The recall began on July 1, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are JU4, JU5, JU6, and JU7. Vehicles that have already received a replacement passenger air bag inflator as part of an earlier campaign are not included in this recall, though this recall supersedes 13V132 and 14V349.

The recalled product

Product
HONDA, ACURA CIVIC, ACCORD, CIVIC GX, CIVIC HYBRID
Brand
HONDA
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Category
Vehicle — Air Bag
Hazard
Affected units
3,498,481

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (9)

  • CIVIC
  • ACCORD
  • CIVIC GX
  • CIVIC HYBRID
  • PILOT
  • ODYSSEY
  • ELEMENT
  • CR-V
  • MDX

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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