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NHTSA recall 16V178000

Air bags › Frontal › Passenger side › Inflator module

Honda Accord

Reported Mar 30, 201611,602 vehicles affectedHonda (American Honda Motor Co.)Maker’s number JZ3Built Oct 1, 2003 – Aug 30, 2004

The defect

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2004-2007 Accord vehicles manufactured October 1, 2003, to August 17, 2007. The affected vehicles may have been assembled with an incorrect passenger frontal air bag module that does not comply with the advanced air bag requirements. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

The risk

An air bag module does not meet the advanced air bag requirements can increase the risk of injury or death in the event of a crash.

The remedy

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the air bag module as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 2, 2016. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-800-999-1009. Honda's number for this recall is JZ3.

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Vehicles in this recall

Honda Accord
2004200520062007

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.