Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Acura TSX, 2011 TSX Wagon, 2010-2011 Acura ZDX, 2008-2011 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid, and Civic GX, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2010-2011 FCX Clarity and Insight, and 2009-2011 Fit, and Pilot vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama…
Risk and remedy
Risk
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall is KA4, KA5, KA6, and KA7.
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
10128559Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, American Honda announced three recalls for various 2001-11 Honda models. As of July 23, 2014, affected VINs have been identified, and service bulletins 14-040, Safety Recall: Accord, Civic, and Others ? Front Passenger?s Airbag Inflator Can Be Over-Pressurized, 14-045, Recall: Front Driver?s Airbag Inflator May Produce Excessive Pressure After Long-Term Exposure to High Absolute Humidity Recall, and 14-046, Recall: Front Passenger?s Airbag Inflator May Produce Excessive Pressure After Long-Term Exposure to High Absolute Humidity have been posted to ISIS. However, due to the large number of affected units, American Honda is still in the process of populating the VIN status inquiry function on iN, which is expected to take several days. When this process is complete, American Honda will notify all dealers again via iN message. Until that time, the existing acknowledgement procedure must be used for all potentially affected vehicles.
10128531Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, American Honda announced three recalls for various 2001-11 Honda models. As of August 4, 2014, affected VINs have been identified, and VIN status inquiry has been updated.
10106686Dealer message - questions and answers on multi-model airbag inflator recall.
10106684Dealer message - questions and answers on multi-model airbag inflator recall.
10106683"Dealer message - weve been working to address the questions and concerns weve received from the national dealer advisory board and members of advisory committees, as well as from many of you through our field representatives related to the driver airbag inflator stop sale and safety recall we announced this week. Thank you for your feedback; it has helped us better understand what american honda can do to assist you and our customers during this recall. Qustions and answers attached."
10106682Dealer message - procedures for providing alternate transportation.
10106679"Dealer message - on friday, january 29TH, american honda notified nhtsa of a stop sale and safety recall for approximately 1.7 million model year 2007-2015 honda vehicles. This recall IS due to the takata driver's side airbag inflators that may experience over-pressurization resulting in a rupture. At this time, were working to identify the root cause, but we do know that exposure to high temperatures and high humidity IS a contributing factor."
10099494Dealer message - honda has updated the dealer q&a to provide you with the latest information regarding stop sale/ safety recall: honda 2007-2015 multi-model drivers airbag inflator (service bulletin 16-016).
10099469Dealer message - acknowledgement form to sell off-lease vehicle back to the originating lessee.
10099467"Dealer message - as stated in the stop sale/safety recall: honda 2005-2016 multi-model drivers airbag inflator dealer q&a, dealers can ground off lease vehicles and sell it back to the customer. The off-lease vehicle can only be sold back to the originating lessee with a signed acknowledgment stating the vehicle IS under the recall."
10088451Dealer message - official press release IS available for the driver's airbag inflators safety recall of approximately 1.7 million affected vehicles.
10088450Dealer message - certain vehicles affected by the driver's airbg inflator safety recall are under stop sale.
10088447Dealer message - ahm IS recalling affected vehicles for driver's airbag inflators that may experience over-pressurization due to exposure to high temperatures and high absolute humidity. Over-pressurization can cause the inflator to rupture, spraying shrapnel at vehicle occupants.
10088443Service bulletin - affected vehicles have driver's airbag inflators that may experience over-pressurization due to exposure to high temperatures and high absolute humidity. Over-pressurization can cause the inflator to rupture, spraying shrapnel at vehicle occupants.
10088322Dealer message - should you receive a request for alternate transportation from a customer affected by the 2007-2015 multi-model drivers airbag inflator recall where a campaign part IS not available for the repair, please follow the procedures outlined.
10088304"Dealer message - on friday, january 29, 2016, american honda notified nhtsa of a stop sale and safety recall for approximately 1.7 million model year 2007-2015 honda vehicles. Due to this, the following models are subject to a recall and stop sale order in all regions of the united states and us territories: 2007-2011 CR-V 2011-2015 cr-z 2010-2014 fcx 2009-2014 fit 2010-2014 insight 2007-2014 ridgeline as of today, february 15, 2016, affected vins have been determined and vehicle eligibility can be confirmed through vin status inquiry."
10088182"Dealer message - honda has updated the dealer q&a to provide you with the latest information regarding stop sale/ safety recall: honda 2007-2015 multi-model drivers airbag inflator (service bulletin 16-016). All changes/updates from the previous version sent to dealers on march 18, 2016, have been marked in red for easy reference."
10087943"Dealer message - honda has updated the dealer q&a to provide you with the latest information regarding stop sale/ safety recall: honda 2007-2015 multi-model drivers airbag inflator (service bulletin 16-016). All changes/updates from the previous version sent to dealers on march 11, 2016, have been marked in red for easy reference."
10087523Updated questions and answers for the honda 2007-2015 multi-model driver's airbag inflator safety recall.
10087520Dealer message - updated questions and answers for the honda 2007-2015 multi-model driver's airbag inflator safety recall.
10086887Tech2tech video - airbag inflator installation tips. Please advise if you would like a copy of the video sent to you on a thumb drive or dvd.
10086563Tech2tech video - airbag inflator installation tips. Please advise if you would like a copy of the video sent to you on a thumb drive or dvd.
10086381Us virgin islands newspaper advertisements to remind owners of the takata recall and to schedule an appointment at their earliest convenience.
10086308Text messages sent to remind owners of the takata recall and to schedule an appointment at their earliest convenience.
10086306Posters sent to hawaiian independent repair facilities, automotive part stores, car washes, and gas stations to remind owners of the takata recall and to schedule an appointment at their earliest convenience.
10086302Advertisement in hawaiian newspapers to remind owners of the takata recall and to schedule an appointment at their earliest convenience.
10086291Flyer circulated to the residents of hawaii to remind owners of the takata recall and to schedule an appointment at their earliest convenience.
10086288Letter sent in conjunction with the florida highway safety and motor vehicles department to remind florida owners of the takata recall and to schedule an appointment at their earliest convenience.
Every Honda Fcx Clarity model year
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