# 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 \(United States\)
- 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2020 quarter 4
- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2003 ACURA MDX](/makes/acura/mdx/2003/recalls.md). Built 2002\-09\-19 to 2003\-09\-23.
- [2004 ACURA MDX](/makes/acura/mdx/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-09\-15 to 2004\-09\-24.
- [2005 ACURA MDX](/makes/acura/mdx/2005/recalls.md). Built 2004\-09\-27 to 2005\-09\-16.
- [2006 ACURA MDX](/makes/acura/mdx/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-09\-19 to 2006\-08\-26.
- [2005 ACURA RL](/makes/acura/rl/2005/recalls.md). Built 2004\-07\-15 to 2005\-06\-21.
- [2006 ACURA RL](/makes/acura/rl/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-08\-27 to 2006\-07\-24.
- [2007 ACURA RL](/makes/acura/rl/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-09\-13 to 2007\-05\-18.
- [2008 ACURA RL](/makes/acura/rl/2008/recalls.md). Built 2007\-06\-14 to 2007\-12\-11.
- [2009 ACURA RL](/makes/acura/rl/2009/recalls.md). Built 2008\-03\-24 to 2009\-03\-19.
- [2010 ACURA RL](/makes/acura/rl/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-06\-03 to 2010\-06\-07.
- [2011 ACURA RL](/makes/acura/rl/2011/recalls.md). Built 2010\-11\-11 to 2010\-12\-21.
- [2012 ACURA RL](/makes/acura/rl/2012/recalls.md). Built 2012\-03\-20 to 2012\-06\-07.
- [2003 HONDA ACCORD](/makes/honda/accord/2003/recalls.md). Built 2002\-04\-06 to 2003\-09\-23.
- [2004 HONDA ACCORD](/makes/honda/accord/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-07\-08 to 2004\-08\-30.
- [2005 HONDA ACCORD](/makes/honda/accord/2005/recalls.md). Built 2004\-06\-18 to 2005\-08\-31.
- [2006 HONDA ACCORD](/makes/honda/accord/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-08\-10 to 2006\-08\-31.
- [2007 HONDA ACCORD](/makes/honda/accord/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-06\-07 to 2007\-08\-27.
- [2001 HONDA CIVIC](/makes/honda/civic/2001/recalls.md). Built 2000\-04\-25 to 2001\-09\-10.
- [2002 HONDA CIVIC](/makes/honda/civic/2002/recalls.md). Built 2011\-07\-26 to 2002\-09\-10.
- [2003 HONDA CIVIC](/makes/honda/civic/2003/recalls.md). Built 2002\-08\-06 to 2003\-09\-11.
- [2004 HONDA CIVIC](/makes/honda/civic/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-07\-10 to 2004\-09\-01.
- [2005 HONDA CIVIC](/makes/honda/civic/2005/recalls.md). Built 2004\-08\-12 to 2005\-09\-02.
- [2001 HONDA CIVIC GX](/makes/honda/civic/2001/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2002 HONDA CIVIC GX](/makes/honda/civic/2002/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2003 HONDA CIVIC GX](/makes/honda/civic/2003/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2004 HONDA CIVIC GX](/makes/honda/civic/2004/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2005 HONDA CIVIC GX](/makes/honda/civic/2005/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID](/makes/honda/civic/2003/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID](/makes/honda/civic/2004/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID](/makes/honda/civic/2005/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2002 HONDA CR\-V](/makes/honda/cr-v/2002/recalls.md). Built 2001\-06\-14 to 2002\-09\-26.
- [2003 HONDA CR\-V](/makes/honda/cr-v/2003/recalls.md). Built 2002\-08\-26 to 2003\-09\-04.
- [2004 HONDA CR\-V](/makes/honda/cr-v/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-08\-27 to 2004\-09\-09.
- [2005 HONDA CR\-V](/makes/honda/cr-v/2005/recalls.md). Built 2004\-07\-20 to 2005\-09\-02.
- [2006 HONDA CR\-V](/makes/honda/cr-v/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-07\-26 to 2006\-07\-28.
- [2003 HONDA ELEMENT](/makes/honda/element/2003/recalls.md). Built 2002\-10\-16 to 2003\-12\-08.
- [2004 HONDA ELEMENT](/makes/honda/element/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-10\-16 to 2004\-12\-13.
- [2005 HONDA ELEMENT](/makes/honda/element/2005/recalls.md). Built 2004\-12\-07 to 2005\-10\-18.
- [2006 HONDA ELEMENT](/makes/honda/element/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-10\-19 to 2006\-08\-14.
- [2007 HONDA ELEMENT](/makes/honda/element/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-08\-11 to 2007\-06\-07.
- [2008 HONDA ELEMENT](/makes/honda/element/2008/recalls.md). Built 2007\-06\-19 to 2008\-09\-25.
- [2009 HONDA ELEMENT](/makes/honda/element/2009/recalls.md). Built 2008\-10\-24 to 2009\-09\-14.
- [2010 HONDA ELEMENT](/makes/honda/element/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-10\-16 to 2010\-10\-14.
- [2011 HONDA ELEMENT](/makes/honda/element/2011/recalls.md). Built 2010\-11\-15 to 2011\-04\-04.
- [2007 HONDA FIT](/makes/honda/fit/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-01\-18 to 2007\-07\-13.
- [2008 HONDA FIT](/makes/honda/fit/2008/recalls.md). Built 2007\-08\-02 to 2008\-06\-30.
- [2002 HONDA ODYSSEY](/makes/honda/odyssey/2002/recalls.md). Built 2001\-07\-31 to 2002\-08\-22.
- [2003 HONDA ODYSSEY](/makes/honda/odyssey/2003/recalls.md). Built 2002\-08\-15 to 2003\-08\-25.
- [2004 HONDA ODYSSEY](/makes/honda/odyssey/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-08\-20 to 2004\-08\-13.
- [2003 HONDA PILOT](/makes/honda/pilot/2003/recalls.md). Built 2002\-04\-02 to 2003\-08\-19.
- [2004 HONDA PILOT](/makes/honda/pilot/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-08\-08 to 2004\-09\-07.
- [2005 HONDA PILOT](/makes/honda/pilot/2005/recalls.md). Built 2004\-07\-29 to 2005\-08\-29.
- [2006 HONDA PILOT](/makes/honda/pilot/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-08\-23 to 2006\-08\-14.
- [2007 HONDA PILOT](/makes/honda/pilot/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-08\-01 to 2007\-06\-18.
- [2008 HONDA PILOT](/makes/honda/pilot/2008/recalls.md). Built 2007\-06\-18 to 2008\-04\-14.
- [2006 HONDA RIDGELINE](/makes/honda/ridgeline/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-01\-07 to 2006\-06\-02.
- [2007 HONDA RIDGELINE](/makes/honda/ridgeline/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-05\-30 to 2007\-06\-05.
- [2008 HONDA RIDGELINE](/makes/honda/ridgeline/2008/recalls.md). Built 2007\-06\-04 to 2008\-07\-17.
- [2009 HONDA RIDGELINE](/makes/honda/ridgeline/2009/recalls.md). Built 2008\-08\-06 to 2009\-07\-29.
- [2010 HONDA RIDGELINE](/makes/honda/ridgeline/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-08\-17 to 2010\-06\-05.
- [2011 HONDA RIDGELINE](/makes/honda/ridgeline/2011/recalls.md). Built 2010\-06\-19 to 2011\-10\-17.
- [2012 HONDA RIDGELINE](/makes/honda/ridgeline/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-11\-01 to 2012\-09\-27.
- [2013 HONDA RIDGELINE](/makes/honda/ridgeline/2013/recalls.md). Built 2010\-10\-02 to 2013\-08\-14.
- [2014 HONDA RIDGELINE](/makes/honda/ridgeline/2014/recalls.md). Built 2013\-10\-04 to 2014\-06\-02.

## 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.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/19V501000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/19V501000/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.

- [B18\-020](/bulletins/10211079.md), 2022-05-06, Service bulletin
- [B18\-020](/bulletins/10208848.md), 2022-03-08, Service bulletin
- [19\-002\-1](/bulletins/10163783.md), 2019-08-13, Service bulletin
- [A10\-039](/bulletins/10108259.md), 2017-06-30, Service bulletin
- [A08\-093](/bulletins/10108258.md), 2017-06-30, Service bulletin
- [A14\-046](/bulletins/10099815.md), 2017-05-19, Service bulletin
- [DLR MSG \- HONDA](/bulletins/10099797.md), 2017-05-19, Service bulletin
- [DLR MSG \- HONDA](/bulletins/10099781.md), 2017-05-19, Service bulletin
- [DLR MSG \- ACURA](/bulletins/10099766.md), 2017-05-19, Service bulletin
- [B\-ANS\-02192016\-3](/bulletins/10099510.md), 2017-05-18, 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)

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