2001-2007 Acura MDX, Honda Accord and others recall: inflator module

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) reported this safety recall on June 15, 2015. It covers about 3,498,481 vehicles.

vehicles affected: 3,498,481
reported: Jun 15, 2015
owners notified: Jul 1, 2015
related complaints: 2,863

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

What is wrong: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2001-2005 Honda Civic vehicles manufactured March 21, 2000, to January 20, 2005, 2001-2004 Honda Civic GX vehicles manufactured June 14, 2000, to August 19, 2004, 2003-2005 Honda Civic Hybrid vehicles manufactured February 24, 2002, to January 18, 2005, 2003-2007 Honda Accord vehicles manufactured February 21, 2002, to August 28, 2007, 2002-2004 Honda CR-V vehicles, 2002-2003 Honda Odyssey vehicles manufactured June 19, 2001, to July 12, 2003, 2003 Acura MDX vehicles manufactured September 19, 2002, to June 19, 2003, 2003 Honda Element vehicles manufactured June 25, 2002, to July 31, 2003, and 2003 Honda Pilot vehicles manufactured November 26, 2001, to August 21, 2003. The affected vehicles have a passenger side frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture upon its deployment.
Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the passenger seat occupant or other occupants possibly causing serious injury or death.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on July 1, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1‑888‑234‑2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are JU4, JU5, JU6, and JU7. Note: Vehicles that have already received a replacement passenger air bag inflator as part of the recall remedy for an earlier campaign such as 14V353 or 14V700 (Honda recall numbers S95, JH6, JH7, JH8, JH9, JJ0, JJ1, JJ2, JJ6, JM5 and JM6) are not included in this recall. However, this recall does supersede 13V132 and 14V349. Note: On December 18, 2015 Honda informed the federal safety agency of an expansion of this recall to include certain model year 2004 Honda CR-V vehicles in addition to additional model year 2003 CR-V vehicles.

Recall number 15V370000

Affected vehicles

Acura MDX 2003 2003
Honda Accord 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Honda Civic 2001-2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Honda Civic GX 2001-2004 2001 2002 2003 2004
Honda Civic Hybrid 2003-2005 2003 2004 2005
Honda CR-V 2002-2004 2002 2003 2004
Honda Element 2003 2003
Honda Odyssey 2002-2003 2002 2003
Honda Pilot 2003 2003

Owner complaints about the same problem

Owners of these vehicles have filed 2,863 complaints about airbags problems.

2003 Acura MDX 2004 Honda Accord 2005 Honda Accord 2006 Honda Accord 2007 Honda Accord 2002 Honda Civic 2003 Honda Civic 2004 Honda Civic 2005 Honda Civic

Questions about recall 15V370000

Is there a recall on the 2001-2007 Acura MDX, Honda Accord and others inflator module?

Yes. Recall 15V370000, reported on June 15, 2015, covers about 3,498,481 vehicles.

What is the fix for recall 15V370000?

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on July 1, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1‑888‑234‑2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are JU4, JU5, JU6, and JU7. Note: Vehicles that have already received a replacement passenger air bag inflator as part of the recall remedy for an earlier campaign such as 14V353 or 14V700 (Honda recall numbers S95, JH6, JH7, JH8, JH9, JJ0, JJ1, JJ2, JJ6, JM5 and JM6) are not included in this recall. However, this recall does supersede 13V132 and 14V349. Note: On December 18, 2015 Honda informed the federal safety agency of an expansion of this recall to include certain model year 2004 Honda CR-V vehicles in addition to additional model year 2003 CR-V vehicles.

Is the recall repair free?

Safety recall repairs are done free of charge at authorized dealers. A dealer can confirm with the VIN whether a specific vehicle is included and whether the repair has already been done.

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