Air bagsRecall 13V-412 · Acura and Honda vehicles
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recall 13V-412 covers 374,618 Acura and Honda vehicles for a air bags problem, reported to NHTSA on September 19, 2013. The manufacturer's latest report (2015 Q1) shows 51% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 13V412000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by an NHTSA defect investigation.
The problem
Honda is recalling certain model year 2003 and 2004 Odyssey and model year 2003 Acura MDX vehicles. Due to electrical noise, a component in the air bag control module may fail causing the front air bags, side curtain air bags, and/or seatbelt pretensioners to deploy inadvertently while the vehicle is being operated.
The risk
Inadvertent deployment of the air bags may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash.
The fix
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will install a noise suppressor unit, free of charge. The recall began on November 1, 2013. A renotification letter went out on July 11, 2014 for the 2003 Acura and the 2003-2004 Odyssey. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009. Honda's recall numbers are JC2 (Honda Odyssey) and JC3 (Acura MDX).
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.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from February 21, 2002 to February 2, 2004. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.
The investigation behind this recall
- Inadvertent Air Bag DeploymentNHTSA