NHTSA recall 15V714000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 15V714000 |
| Manufacturer's number | JV9 |
| Manufacturer | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Reported | 2015-10-29 |
| Owners notified | 2015-11-13 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
| Units potentially affected | 515 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 1 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2017-04-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 515 |
| Reported remedied | 515 (100%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
American Honda Motor Company, Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2016 CR-V vehicles manufactured October 12, 2015, to October 19, 2015. The metal housing surrounding the driver's air bag inflator in these vehicles may have been manufactured incorrectly.
What can happen
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver side frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began in November 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda'a number for this recall is JV9.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2016 HONDA CR-V | Built 2015-10-12 to 2015-10-19. |
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A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| A15-081 | 2017-05-23. Service bulletin. 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. |
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| 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." |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.