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Service bulletin A14-040 - 8-15-1

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10107093
Published by NHTSA2017-06-20
Manufacturer's numberA14-040 - 8-15-1
Manufacturer's date2015-08-15
NHTSA componentAIR BAGS

NHTSA's summary

"SERVICE BULLETIN - IN CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE PASSENGER’S (FRONT) 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."

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

Vehicles listed
HONDA CR-V2002, 2003
HONDA ELEMENT2003
HONDA ODYSSEY2002, 2003
HONDA PILOT2003

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20193232019-06-28. Airbag
19V5010002019-06-27. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
19V4990002019-06-27. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20191172019-03-07. Airbag
19V1820002019-03-06. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
18V2680002018-04-26. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20162492016-05-24. Airbag
16V3440002016-05-23. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20156022015-12-18. Airbag
15V5630002015-09-04. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
A18-0512026-07-01. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - Warranty Extension: Customer Support Program For Front Passenger's Airbag Inflator.
A18-0502026-07-01. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - Warranty Extension: Customer Support Program For Front Passenger's Airbag Inflator.
A20-0152022-06-06. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passenger's airbag inflator only.
A20-0142020-03-25. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passenger's airbag inflator only.
A20-0092020-03-25. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement driver's airbag inflator only.
A20-0152020-03-18. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passenger's airbag inflator only.
A20-0102020-03-18. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement driver's airbag inflator only.
A18-0772018-11-13. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - This bulletin has been cancelled because the collection is now complete. If you did the collection in this Service Bulletin on or before October 26, 2018 (RO date), use the Warranty Claim Information provided below.
A18-0512018-06-18. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passengers airbag inflator only.
A18-0502018-06-18. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passengers airbag inflator only.