Honda Air Bag Recall:
The automotive manufacturer American Honda Motor Co, more commonly known as Honda is recalling certain model year 2001-2007 Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, 2006 Ridgeline, 2003 Acura CL, 2003-2006 Acura MDX, and 2002-2003 Acura TL vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion and other factors, including manufacturing variability that, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture and then fail.
What Can Happen:
In the event of a crash that needed the deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture causing metal fragments to strike the driver and/or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
REMEDY:
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on July 1, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-800-999-1099. Note: Vehicles that have had their driver frontal air bag replaced previously as part of a recall remedy prior to September 12, 2014 will need to have their air bag replaced under this recall as well. Vehicles that, on or after September 12, 2014, received a remedy for a prior driver frontal air bag inflator recall already received an inflator of a different design, and therefore are not included in this recall and should not require additional servicing.
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