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Service bulletin ACC12192017901

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 id10126910
Published by NHTSA2018-01-16
Manufacturer's numberACC12192017901
Manufacturer's date2017-12-19
NHTSA componentAIR BAGS; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE

NHTSA's summary

Dealer message - On December 19, 2017 following a joint inspection, American Honda and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) confirmed that a Takata driver?s airbag inflator ruptured in the crash of a 2004 Honda Civic on July 10, 2017 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, resulting in the death of the driver. Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the family of the driver during this difficult time.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Air bags, Driver assistance

Vehicles listed
HONDA CIVIC2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

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
20152612015-06-15. Airbag
15V3700002015-06-15. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
15V3200002015-05-28. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20152252015-05-27. Airbag

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
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.
Service Bulletin2018-07-16. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - American Honda is conducting a study of driver airbag inflators from selected vehicles. With customer?s consent, remove the airbag module, inspect the inflator and, if the customer has a Takata inflator, replace the airbag inflator. The driver?s airbag inflator will be sent to Takata.
DLR MSG - 2003-22018-07-16. Service bulletin. Dealer message - On November 5, 2013, American Honda announced a passenger airbag collection activity for a small number of 2005 Civic vehicles. This activity involves inspecting and potentially replacing the driver?s airbag inflator assembly. Today, January 22, 2014, American Honda is announcing an expansion to this activity to include a small number of 2003 and 2004 Civic vehicles.
A18-0492018-06-11. 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 to the replacement front passengers airbag inflator only.
A18-0462018-06-11. 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 to the replacement driver's airbag inflator only.
DLR MSG - 2003-22018-03-05. Service bulletin. Dealer message - On April 8, 2014, the 2003-05 Civic SRS healthy parts call-in activity will be expired. A sufficient number of parts have been collected for analysis, and no additional collection is necessary at this time. All VIN inquiry links to S/B 13-099: Voluntary Driver?s AirbagStudy will be removed for all vehicles that have not already had the driver?s airbag inflator replaced through this parts collection project.
Service Bulletin2018-02-21. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - A manufacturing error can produce over-pressurization of the passenger?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 be propelled upward toward the windshield, or downward toward the front passenger?s foot well, possibly causing an injury to vehicle occupants.
DLR MSG - Honda2018-02-21. Service bulletin. Dealer message - The recalls announced today involve driver?s or passenger?s front airbag inflators, which in a crash may deploy with too much pressure, causing the inflator casing to rupture and eject metal fragments that could injure or kill vehicle occupants. While two of the recalls only affect vehicles sold or ever registered in certain states/territories, vehicles that currently are registered in other states/territories may also be affected if they were at one time registered in the affected states/territories.
DLR MSG - Honda2018-02-21. Service bulletin. Dealer message - The recalls announced today involve driver?s or passenger?s front airbag inflators, which in a crash may deploy with too much pressure, causing the inflator casing to rupture and eject metal fragments that could injure or kill vehicle occupants. While two of the recalls only affect vehicles sold or ever registered in certain states/territories, vehicles that currently are registered in other states/territories may also be affected if they were at one time registered in the affected states/territories.