NHTSA safety recall

Recall 20V027000 · manufacturer campaign U6R, H6S

Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Inflator Module — Acura, Honda · reported 17 Jan 2020 · 875,966 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2001-2002 Acura 3.2CL, 2000-2003 Acura 3.5RL, 2000-2001 Acura 3.2TL, Honda CR-V and Honda Odyssey, 2001-2002 Acura MDX and 2000 Accord Coupe, Accord Sedan, Civic Coupe, and Civic Sedan vehicles. These vehicles may have received a replacement driver frontal air bag module as part of a vehicle repair. Due to a manufacturing issue, the replacement NADI inflator may absorb moisture, causing the inflator to rupture or the air bag cushion to underinflate.

The risk

In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, an inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag cushion may not properly protect the occupant. These scenarios increase the risk of serious injury or death.

The fix

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the air bags in the vehicles, replacing the driver frontal air bag inflator with an inflator of a different design, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 1, 2020. Owners may contact American Honda's Customer Support & Campaign Center at 1-888-234-2138.

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

NHTSA campaign
20V027000
Manufacturer campaign
U6R, H6S
Filed by
Honda (american Honda Motor Co.)
Report received
17 Jan 2020
Owners notified
1 Oct 2020
Potentially affected
875,966

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2001 Acura Cl 2002 Acura Cl 2001 Acura Mdx 2002 Acura Mdx 2000 Acura Rl 2001 Acura Rl 2002 Acura Rl 2003 Acura Rl 2000 Acura Tl 2001 Acura Tl 2000 Honda Accord 2000 Honda Civic 2000 Honda Cr-v 2001 Honda Cr-v 2000 Honda Odyssey 2001 Honda Odyssey

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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