NHTSA recall 19V501000
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 | 19V501000 |
| Manufacturer's number | E5D, X5C |
| Manufacturer | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Reported | 2019-06-27 |
| Owners notified | 2019-08-12 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
| Units potentially affected | 1657752 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2020 quarter 4 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2021-01-21 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 1657752 |
| Reported remedied | 703124 (42%) |
| Reported unreachable | 25243 |
| Reported removed | 184361 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 4, 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
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2005-2012 RL, 2003-2007 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007-2008 Fit, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, and 2006-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with passenger frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
What can happen
An inflator explosion may result in sharp 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 passenger frontal airbag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are E5D and X5C.
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.
| 2003 ACURA MDX | Built 2002-09-19 to 2003-09-23. |
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| 2004 ACURA MDX | Built 2003-09-15 to 2004-09-24. |
| 2005 ACURA MDX | Built 2004-09-27 to 2005-09-16. |
| 2006 ACURA MDX | Built 2005-09-19 to 2006-08-26. |
| 2005 ACURA RL | Built 2004-07-15 to 2005-06-21. |
| 2006 ACURA RL | Built 2005-08-27 to 2006-07-24. |
| 2007 ACURA RL | Built 2006-09-13 to 2007-05-18. |
| 2008 ACURA RL | Built 2007-06-14 to 2007-12-11. |
| 2009 ACURA RL | Built 2008-03-24 to 2009-03-19. |
| 2010 ACURA RL | Built 2009-06-03 to 2010-06-07. |
| 2011 ACURA RL | Built 2010-11-11 to 2010-12-21. |
| 2012 ACURA RL | Built 2012-03-20 to 2012-06-07. |
| 2003 HONDA ACCORD | Built 2002-04-06 to 2003-09-23. |
| 2004 HONDA ACCORD | Built 2003-07-08 to 2004-08-30. |
| 2005 HONDA ACCORD | Built 2004-06-18 to 2005-08-31. |
| 2006 HONDA ACCORD | Built 2005-08-10 to 2006-08-31. |
| 2007 HONDA ACCORD | Built 2006-06-07 to 2007-08-27. |
| 2001 HONDA CIVIC | Built 2000-04-25 to 2001-09-10. |
| 2002 HONDA CIVIC | Built 2011-07-26 to 2002-09-10. |
| 2003 HONDA CIVIC | Built 2002-08-06 to 2003-09-11. |
| 2004 HONDA CIVIC | Built 2003-07-10 to 2004-09-01. |
| 2005 HONDA CIVIC | Built 2004-08-12 to 2005-09-02. |
| 2001 HONDA CIVIC GX | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2002 HONDA CIVIC GX | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2003 HONDA CIVIC GX | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2004 HONDA CIVIC GX | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2005 HONDA CIVIC GX | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2002 HONDA CR-V | Built 2001-06-14 to 2002-09-26. |
| 2003 HONDA CR-V | Built 2002-08-26 to 2003-09-04. |
| 2004 HONDA CR-V | Built 2003-08-27 to 2004-09-09. |
| 2005 HONDA CR-V | Built 2004-07-20 to 2005-09-02. |
| 2006 HONDA CR-V | Built 2005-07-26 to 2006-07-28. |
| 2003 HONDA ELEMENT | Built 2002-10-16 to 2003-12-08. |
| 2004 HONDA ELEMENT | Built 2003-10-16 to 2004-12-13. |
| 2005 HONDA ELEMENT | Built 2004-12-07 to 2005-10-18. |
| 2006 HONDA ELEMENT | Built 2005-10-19 to 2006-08-14. |
| 2007 HONDA ELEMENT | Built 2006-08-11 to 2007-06-07. |
| 2008 HONDA ELEMENT | Built 2007-06-19 to 2008-09-25. |
| 2009 HONDA ELEMENT | Built 2008-10-24 to 2009-09-14. |
| 2010 HONDA ELEMENT | Built 2009-10-16 to 2010-10-14. |
| 2011 HONDA ELEMENT | Built 2010-11-15 to 2011-04-04. |
| 2007 HONDA FIT | Built 2006-01-18 to 2007-07-13. |
| 2008 HONDA FIT | Built 2007-08-02 to 2008-06-30. |
| 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY | Built 2001-07-31 to 2002-08-22. |
| 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY | Built 2002-08-15 to 2003-08-25. |
| 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY | Built 2003-08-20 to 2004-08-13. |
| 2003 HONDA PILOT | Built 2002-04-02 to 2003-08-19. |
| 2004 HONDA PILOT | Built 2003-08-08 to 2004-09-07. |
| 2005 HONDA PILOT | Built 2004-07-29 to 2005-08-29. |
| 2006 HONDA PILOT | Built 2005-08-23 to 2006-08-14. |
| 2007 HONDA PILOT | Built 2006-08-01 to 2007-06-18. |
| 2008 HONDA PILOT | Built 2007-06-18 to 2008-04-14. |
| 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE | Built 2005-01-07 to 2006-06-02. |
| 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE | Built 2006-05-30 to 2007-06-05. |
| 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE | Built 2007-06-04 to 2008-07-17. |
| 2009 HONDA RIDGELINE | Built 2008-08-06 to 2009-07-29. |
| 2010 HONDA RIDGELINE | Built 2009-08-17 to 2010-06-05. |
| 2011 HONDA RIDGELINE | Built 2010-06-19 to 2011-10-17. |
| 2012 HONDA RIDGELINE | Built 2011-11-01 to 2012-09-27. |
| 2013 HONDA RIDGELINE | Built 2010-10-02 to 2013-08-14. |
| 2014 HONDA RIDGELINE | Built 2013-10-04 to 2014-06-02. |
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.
Investigated as EA15001
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.
| EA15001 | Engineering analysis, opened 2015-02-24. Air Bag Inflator Rupture. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| B18-020 | 2022-05-06. 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 driver's airbag inflator only. |
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| B18-020 | 2022-03-08. 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. |
| 19-002-1 | 2019-08-13. Service bulletin. Warranty Extension: Customer Support Program For Front Passenger's Airbag Inflator for 2010-11 element and 2010-14 Ridgeline (Expires September30, 2028) |
| A10-039 | 2017-06-30. Service bulletin. THE INSPECTION PROCEDURE FOR TAKATA DRIVER’S AIRBAGS WAS REMOVED BECAUSE ALL TAKATA DRIVER’S AIRBAG INFLATORS INSTALLED IN THE RECALL VEHICLE POPULATION ARE BEING REPLACED. FOR CIVIC MODELS ONLY, AUTOLIV AIRBAGS ARE OK AND CAN BE REINSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. A MANUFACTURING ERROR CAN PRODUCE OVER-PRESSURIZATION OF SOME REPLACEMENT DRIVER’S (FRONT) AIRBAG INFLATORS DURING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. IF AN AFFECTED AIRBAG DEPLOYS, THE INCREASED INTERNAL PRESSURE MAY CAUSE THE INFLATOR CASING TO RUPTURE. METAL FRAGMENTS COULD PASS THROUGH THE AIRBAG CUSHION MATERIAL, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN INJURY OR FATALITY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. |
| A08-093 | 2017-06-30. Service bulletin. SERVICE BULLETIN - A MANUFACTURING ERROR CAN PRODUCE OVER-PRESSURIZATION OF THE DRIVER’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 PASS THROUGH THE AIRBAG CUSHION MATERIAL, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN INJURY OR FATALITY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. |
| A14-046 | 2017-05-19. Service bulletin. SERVICE BULLETIN - AS THE RESULT OF TAKATA DEFECT DETERMINATIONS AND NHTSA DIRECTIVES, AMERICAN HONDA HAS MOVED THE 2003-05 ACCORD, 2003–05 CIVIC, 2003–04 CIVIC GX, AND 2003–05 CIVIC HYBRID FROM THIS AIRBAG INFLATOR CAMPAIGN INTO SB 15-041, SAFETY RECALL: FRONT PASSENGER’S AIRBAG INFLATOR CAN BE OVER-PRESSURIZED. IF AN RO WAS OPENED ON JUNE 14, 2015 OR EARLIER FOR THESE VEHICLES, USE THE INCLUDED WARRANTY INFORMATION TO FILE A CLAIM. ANY APPLICABLE VEHICLES WITH AN RO DATE ON JUNE 15, 2015 OR LATER, REFER TO SB 15-041. |
| DLR MSG - HONDA | 2017-05-19. Service bulletin. "DEALER MESSAGE - TODAY, DECEMBER 18, 2015, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. WILL NOTIFY NHTSA OF AN EXPANSION TO THE RANGE OF CR-V VEHICLES AFFECTED BY BULLETIN 15-067, SAFETY RECALL: FRONT PASSENGER’S AIRBAG INFLATOR CAN BE OVER-PRESSURIZED . ANY USED UNITS IN DEALER STOCK MUST BE REPAIRED PER SERVICE BULLETIN 15-067. ON OR AFTER SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2015, REFER TO YOUR ERESPONSIBILITY REPORT OR VIN INQUIRY TO DETERMINE WHICH UNITS IN YOUR INVENTORY ARE AFFECTED BY THIS SAFETY RECALL." |
| DLR MSG - HONDA | 2017-05-19. Service bulletin. "DEALER MESSAGE - STATEMENT BY AMERICAN HONDA REGARDING EXPANSION OF NATIONWIDE RECALL OF CERTAIN TAKATA PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG INFLATORS NATIONWIDE RECALL OF PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG INFLATORS EXPANDS TO INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 127,000 INFLATORS IN 2003-2004 CR-V VEHICLES NOT PREVIOUSLY SUBJECT TO RECALL OR SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN NO CHANGE TO NATIONAL RECALL OF DRIVER FRONT AIRBAG INFLATORS HONDA'S NATIONAL TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL REPAIR COMPLETION RATE IS 47.1%" |
| DLR MSG - ACURA | 2017-05-19. Service bulletin. "DEALER MESSAGE - STATEMENT BY AMERICAN HONDA REGARDING EXPANSION OF NATIONWIDE RECALL OF CERTAIN TAKATA PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG INFLATORS NATIONWIDE RECALL OF PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG INFLATORS EXPANDS TO INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 127,000 INFLATORS IN 2003-2004 CR-V VEHICLES NOT PREVIOUSLY SUBJECT TO RECALL OR SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN NO CHANGE TO NATIONAL RECALL OF DRIVER FRONT AIRBAG INFLATORS HONDA'S NATIONAL TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL REPAIR COMPLETION RATE IS 47.1%" |
| B-ANS-02192016-3 | 2017-05-18. Service bulletin. "STOP SALE/SAFETY RECALL: ACURA 2005-2016 MULTI-MODEL DRIVER’S AIRBAG INFLATOR DEALER Q&A – UPDATED 02.19.16" |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.