NHTSA recall 15V714000
Air bags › Frontal › Driver side › Inflator module
Honda CR-V
Reported Oct 29, 2015515 vehicles affectedHonda (American Honda Motor Co.)Maker’s number JV9Built Oct 12, 2015 – Oct 19, 2015
The defect
American Honda Motor Company, Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2016 CR-V vehicles manufactured October 12, 2015, to October 19, 2015. The metal housing surrounding the driver's air bag inflator in these vehicles may have been manufactured incorrectly.
The risk
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with 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 driver side frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began in November 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda'a number for this recall is JV9.