Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module (Acura and Honda)
Vehicle recall 15V-320. NHTSA received Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)’s report on May 28, 2015.
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NHTSA received Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)’s report on May 28, 2015. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 21, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
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.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2001-2007 Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2001-2004 Honda Civic GX, 2003-2005 Honda Civic Hybrid, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, 2006 Ridgeline, 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2003-2006 Acura MDX, and 2002-2003 Acura 3.2TL vehicles.
The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion and other factors, including manufacturing variability that, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.
What should you do?
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on July 1, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Owners may contact Acura customer service at 1-800-382-2238, select option 4. Note: Vehicles that have had their driver frontal air bag replaced previously as part of a recall remedy prior to September 12, 2014 need to have their air bag replaced under this recall as well. Vehicles that, on or after September 12, 2014, received a remedy for a prior driver frontal air bag inflator recall already received an inflator of a different design, and therefore are not included in this recall and do not require additional servicing. Note: This recall fully supersedes recalls 08V-593, 09V-259, 10V-041, 11V-260, 14V-351 and 15V-153. Honda’s numbers for this recall are JQ9, JR0, JR1, JR2, JR3, JR4, JR5, JR6, JR7, and JR8.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: 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.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 6,281,043 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.
- Acura MDXand 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, before the model years listed here
- Honda Accordand 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, before the model years listed here
- Honda Civicand 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, before the model years listed here
- Honda CR-Vand 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, before the model years listed here
- Honda Elementand 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, before the model years listed here
- Honda Odysseyand 2002, 2003 and 2004, before the model years listed here
- Honda Pilotand 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, before the model years listed here
- Honda Ridgelineand 2006, before the model years listed here
- Honda Civic Hybridand 2003, 2004 and 2005, before the model years listed here
- Honda Civic GXand 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, before the model years listed here
- Acura TLand 2002 and 2003, before the model years listed here
- Acura CLand 2003, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.).
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- This recall names only model years before 2015, which have no pages here. Your VIN, at NHTSA, says which recalls are open on a vehicle.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 21, 2026.