# NHTSA recall 04V551000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 04V551000
- Manufacturer's number: P54
- Manufacturer: HONDA \(AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.\)
- Reported: 2004\-11\-18
- Owners notified: 2004\-11\-30
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Units potentially affected: 257616

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN SEDANS, A TEAR IN THE FABRIC OF THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG OCCURRED AFTER APPARENT CONTACT WITH THE INSIDE SURFACE OF THE AIR BAG COVER DURING DEPLOYMENT.


## What can happen

A TORN AIR BAG MAY NOT OFFER THE SAME LEVEL OF PROTECTION, IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THEREBY INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE DRIVER.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE FABRIC FLAP BETWEEN THE AIR BAG MODULE COVER AND THE INNER MODULE.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 30, 2004.  OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1\-800\-999\-1009.


## Notes

HONDA RECALL NO. P54. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-DASH\-2\-DOT \(1\-888\-327\-4236\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2004 HONDA ACCORD](/makes/honda/accord/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-05\-14 to 2004\-08\-30.
- [2005 HONDA ACCORD](/makes/honda/accord/2005/recalls.md). Built 2004\-03\-25 to 2004\-10\-05.

## Investigated as PE04053

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- PE04053: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2004\-07\-26, closed 2004\-11\-22. FRONTAL DRIVER AIR BAG. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/04V551000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/04V551000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [A20\-015](/bulletins/10213538.md), 2022-06-06, Service bulletin
- [A20\-015](/bulletins/10172568.md), 2020-03-18, Service bulletin
- [A20\-010](/bulletins/10172564.md), 2020-03-18, Service bulletin
- [A18\-077](/bulletins/10147177.md), 2018-11-13, Service bulletin
- [A18\-065](/bulletins/10139571.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin
- [A18\-047](/bulletins/10139568.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin
- [DLR MSG \- 2003\-2](/bulletins/10129451.md), 2018-03-05, Service bulletin
- [DLR MSG \- 2003\-2](/bulletins/10129443.md), 2018-03-05, Service bulletin
- [DLR MSG \- Honda](/bulletins/10128880.md), 2018-02-21, Service bulletin
- [DLR MSG \- Honda](/bulletins/10128879.md), 2018-02-21, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/04V551000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/04V551000)

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