# Service bulletin A14\-046

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- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10099815
- Published by NHTSA: 2017\-05\-19
- Manufacturer's number: A14\-046
- Manufacturer's date: 2015\-12\-19
- NHTSA component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE; AIR BAGS

## NHTSA's summary

SERVICE BULLETIN \- AS THE RESULT OF TAKATA DEFECT DETERMINATIONS AND NHTSA DIRECTIVES, AMERICAN HONDA HAS MOVED THE 2003\-05 ACCORD, 2003–05 CIVIC, 2003–04 CIVIC GX, AND 2003–05 CIVIC HYBRID FROM THIS AIRBAG INFLATOR CAMPAIGN INTO SB 15\-041, SAFETY RECALL: FRONT PASSENGER’S AIRBAG INFLATOR CAN BE OVER\-PRESSURIZED. IF AN RO WAS OPENED ON JUNE 14, 2015 OR EARLIER FOR THESE VEHICLES, USE THE INCLUDED WARRANTY INFORMATION TO FILE A CLAIM. ANY APPLICABLE VEHICLES WITH AN RO DATE ON JUNE 15, 2015 OR LATER, REFER TO SB 15\-041.

## The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

## Components

Air bags, Air bag inflator

## Vehicles listed

- 2005 HONDA CR\-V
- 2003 to 2004 HONDA ELEMENT
- 2003 to 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY
- 2003 to 2005 HONDA PILOT
- 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [19V501000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V501000.md), 2019-06-27: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- [19V499000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V499000.md), 2019-06-27: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- [19V182000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V182000.md), 2019-03-06: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- [18V268000](/recalls/nhtsa/18V268000.md), 2018-04-26: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- [17V029000](/recalls/nhtsa/17V029000.md), 2017-01-10: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- [16V344000](/recalls/nhtsa/16V344000.md), 2016-05-23: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- [15V563000](/recalls/nhtsa/15V563000.md), 2015-09-04: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- [15V370000](/recalls/nhtsa/15V370000.md), 2015-06-15: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- [15V320000](/recalls/nhtsa/15V320000.md), 2015-05-28: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [A08\-093](/bulletins/10108258.md), 2017-06-30, Service bulletin: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE; AIR BAGS. SERVICE BULLETIN \- A MANUFACTURING ERROR CAN PRODUCE OVER\-PRESSURIZATION OF THE DRIVER’S \(FRONT\) AIRBAG INFLATOR DURING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. IF AN AFFECTED AIRBAG DEPLOYS, THE INCREASED INTERNAL PRESSURE MAY CAUSE THE INFLATOR CASING TO RUPTURE. METAL FRAGMENTS COULD PASS THROUGH THE AIRBAG CUSHION MATERIAL, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN INJURY OR FATALITY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.
- [A\-PS\-03312016\-30](/bulletins/10099403.md), 2017-05-17, Service bulletin: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE. VIDEO \- THIS VIDEO FROM HONDA SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT BRUCE SMITH IS IN RESPONSE TO A RECALL EXPANSION THAT HONDA ANNOUNCED IN JANUARY WHICH APPLIES TO HONDA AND ACURA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN TAKATA PSDI\-5 DRIVER FRONT AIRBAG INFLATORS. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE A COPY OF THE VIDEO SENT TO YOU ON A DVD OR THUMB DRIVE.
- [A\-PS\-03312016\-30](/bulletins/10099402.md), 2017-05-17, Service bulletin: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE. DEALER MESSAGE \- THIS VIDEO FROM HONDA SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT BRUCE SMITH IS IN RESPONSE TO A RECALL EXPANSION THAT HONDA ANNOUNCED IN JANUARY WHICH APPLIES TO HONDA AND ACURA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN TAKATA PSDI\-5 DRIVER FRONT AIRBAG INFLATORS.
- [AIRBAG INFLATOR](/bulletins/10099285.md), 2017-05-16, Service bulletin: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE. DEALER MESSAGE \- ON OCTOBER 1, 2015, AMERICAN HONDA, IN COMPLIANCE WITH A REQUEST FROM THE NHTSA, WILL CONSOLIDATE THE FOLLOWING THREE NATIONAL PASSENGER'S AIRBAG INFLATOR SAFETY RECALL SERVICE BULLETINS. THE BULLETINS WILL BE CONSOLIDATED INTO A NEW DOCUMENT, SERVICE BULLETIN 15\-067: SAFETY RECALL: FRONT PASSENGER’S AIRBAG INFLATOR CAN BE OVER\-PRESSURIZED, WHICH WILL CONTAIN NEW WARRANTY CODING TO BE USED ON ALL REPAIR ORDERS OPENED ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2015. ALL REPAIR ORDERS OPENED ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 SHOULD BE FILED USING THE SERVICE BULLETIN THAT WAS APPLICABLE AT THAT TIME. AS AMERICAN HONDA DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A SYSTEMATIC METHOD OF "MIGRATING" VINS FROM ONE BULLETIN RANGE TO ANOTHER, CLAIMS MADE AGAINST BULLETINS THAT WERE NOT APPLICABLE AT THE TIME THE RO WAS OPENED WILL BE REJECTED. ENSURE THAT YOUR DEALERSHIP IS FILING UNDER THE CORRECT BULLETIN, BASED ON THE RO OPEN DATE, TO AVOID SUBSEQUENT CLAIM REJECTION.
- [A14\-040](/bulletins/10099283.md), 2017-05-16, Service bulletin: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE. "SERVICE BULLETIN \- THIS BULLETIN IS REPLACED BY S/B 15\-067, SAFETY RECALL: FRONT PASSENGER’S AIRBAG INFLATOR CAN BE OVER\-PRESSURIZED IF YOU DID THE REPAIR IN SERVICE BULLETIN 14\-040 ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 \(RO DATE\), USE THE WARRANTY CLAIM INFORMATION PROVIDED BELOW."
- [A15\-067](/bulletins/10099281.md), 2017-05-16, Service bulletin: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE. "SERVICE BULLETIN \- AMERICAN HONDA CONSOLIDATED SOME MODELS FROM THE PREVIOUS AIRBAG INFLATOR CAMPAIGNS INTO THIS CURRENT BULLETIN BASED ON INFORMATION FROM NHTSA. DO AN IN VIN STATUS INQUIRY AND, IF INDICATED, REPAIR THE VEHICLE. IN CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR COULD PRODUCE EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE DURING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. IF AN AFFECTED AIRBAG DEPLOYS, THE INCREASED INTERNAL PRESSURE MAY CAUSE THE INFLATOR CASING TO RUPTURE. METAL FRAGMENTS COULD BE PROPELLED UPWARD TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD, OR DOWNWARD TOWARD THE FRONT PASSENGER’S FOOT WELL, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN INJURY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS."
- [TAKATA\_HAWAII PO](/bulletins/10086306.md), 2016-12-14, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; AIR BAGS; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE. POSTERS SENT TO HAWAIIAN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITIES, AUTOMOTIVE PART STORES, CAR WASHES, AND GAS STATIONS TO REMIND OWNERS OF THE TAKATA RECALL AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT THEIR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE.
- [TAKATA\_HAWAII NE](/bulletins/10086302.md), 2016-12-14, Service bulletin: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE\-INACTIVE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. ADVERTISEMENT IN HAWAIIAN NEWSPAPERS TO REMIND OWNERS OF THE TAKATA RECALL AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT THEIR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE.

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