Service bulletin A15-081
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
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| NHTSA id | 10100242 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-05-23 |
| Manufacturer's number | A15-081 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2015-11-05 |
| NHTSA component | AIR BAGS; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
NHTSA's summary
SERVICE BULLETIN - THE METAL HOUSING SURROUNDING THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG INFLATOR IN THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH NECESSITATING DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG, THE INFLATOR COULD RUPTURE WITH METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE DRIVER OR OTHER OCCUPANTS RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
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
| HONDA CR-V | 2016 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 15V714000 | 2015-10-29. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
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A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| DLR MSG - HONDA | 2017-05-23. Service bulletin. "DEALER MESSAGE - ON OCTOBER 28, 2015, AMERICAN HONDA NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETY RECALL FOR APPROXIMATELY 515 MODEL YEAR 2016 CR-V VEHICLES DUE TO DRIVER'S AIRBAG MODULES THAT MAY DEPLOY ABNORMALLY. ANY NEW OR USED UNITS IN DEALER STOCK MUST BE REPAIRED PER SERVICE BULLETIN, 15-081, SAFETY RECALL: 2016 CR-V DRIVER’S AIRBAG MODULE , PRIOR TO SALE. REFER TO YOUR ERESPONSIBILITY REPORT OR VIN INQUIRY TO DETERMINE WHICH UNITS IN YOUR INVENTORY ARE AFFECTED. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. EXPECTS TO BEGIN INITIAL CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION IN DECEMBER 2015." |
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