Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module (Acura and Honda)
Vehicle recall 19V-182. NHTSA received Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)’s report on Mar 6, 2019.
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NHTSA received Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)’s report on Mar 6, 2019. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
An explosion of an inflator within the driver frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver, front seat passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling specific 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2013-2016 ILX, 2013-2014 ILX Hybrid, 2003-2006 MDX, 2007-2016 RDX, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2004-2006, and 2009-2014 TL, 2010-2013 ZDX and 2001-2007 and 2009 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2007 and 2010-2011 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007 Fit, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, and 2006-2014 Ridgeline vehicles.
The affected vehicles received a replacement driver air bag inflator as part of a previous Takata inflator recall remedy or a replacement driver air bag module containing the same inflator type as a service part.
Due to a manufacturing error, in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver frontal air bag, these inflators may explode.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 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’s air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began April 10, 2019. Honda owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda’s number for this recall is O41. Acura owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura’s number for this recall is U40.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 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 1,101,534 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- Acura MDXand 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, before the model years listed here
- Honda Accordand 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009, before the model years listed here
- Honda Odysseyand 2002, 2003 and 2004, before the model years listed here
- Honda Civic GXand 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, before the model years listed here
- Acura ILX20162015and 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Acura TLand 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Honda CR-Vand 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2011, before the model years listed here
- Honda Pilotand 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, 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 Civicand 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, before the model years listed here
- Acura CLand 2003, before the model years listed here
- Honda Civic Hybridand 2003, 2004 and 2005, before the model years listed here
- Honda Ridgelineand 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Honda Fitand 2007, before the model years listed here
- Acura RDX20162015and 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Acura ZDXand 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, before the model years listed here
- Acura ILX Hybridand 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.).
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 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 19, 2026.