Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 02V213001 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. | from 11/01/2000 to 03/31/2001 | V (Vehicle) | 5 | 08/07/2002 | MFR | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 08/09/2002 | 08/09/2002 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain sport utility vehicles, the passenger-side air bag inflator modules were manufactured and shipped without a necessary component known as a check valve pin. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a crash, the air bag will not inflate properly or sufficiently resulting in an increased risk of injury to the seat occupant. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the passenger side air bag. owner notification began august 7, 2002. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact honda at 1-800-999-1009. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| 01V055000 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED | V (Vehicle) | 3 | 02/20/2001 | MFR | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 02/22/2001 | 02/28/2001 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: certain sport utility vehicles were built with the inflators in the passenger side air bag modules having the wrong amount of generant. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a crash that would trigger a passenger air bag deployment, too much generant can cause the inflator module to explode. if the air bag module explodes, metal and plastic debris could cause severe injury to vehicle occupants. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the passenger side air bag unit. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | All vehicles involved has been corrected. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 02/24/2004 | 51000 | 1 | |
| While driving at 65 mph, the vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. the air bags failed to deploy upon impact. a police report was issued, but no one was cited. *ak *sc | |||
| 08/24/2002 | |||
| Car hit a tree head-on and air bags did not deploy, consumer sustained injuries.*ak | |||