NHTSA recall 10V002000
Air bags
Acura MDX
The defect
Honda IS recalling certain model year acura 2010 MDX vehicles manufactured between october 7, 2009 and november 14, 2009. a bolt used to attach an interior trim piece to either the driver's or passenger's side a-pillar may not have been installed during manufacturing.
The risk
In the event of a crash resulting in side curtain air bag deployment, the trim piece may not remain properly secured to the a-pillar, increasing the risk of injury to the driver and/or front seat passenger.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect the interior trim piece of the a-pillar and if a bolt IS missing it will be installed free of charge. four vehicles were purchased before the stop-sale was issued and all the vehicles have been inspected and repaired if necessary.