In May 2015, Honda filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Airbag, covering the Element, Civic Gx. The filing affects 351 vehicles manufactured between March 13, 2004 and October 14, 2005.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1221740 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | May 14, 2015 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Honda |
| Component | Airbag |
| Production period | March 13, 2004 — October 14, 2005 |
| Vehicles affected | 351 units |
Filing in context
The Airbag is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 225 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 41 Honda notifications from 2015 in this archive. For scale, 3,323 of the 4,890 filings in this archive report a larger number of affected vehicles; the vehicles involved here were manufactured over a span of about 1 year and 7 months.
Defect
Field-returned passenger-side airbag inflators were found to exhibit reduced propellant density that may lead to abnormal deployment. Although the root cause has not been determined, inflators of the same type manufactured up to a certain date will be replaced as a precautionary measure.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, as a precautionary measure, replace the passenger-side airbag inflator with a new unit, prioritizing vehicles by age of manufacture, and collect the removed inflators for defect cause investigation. If replacement parts are unavailable, as an interim measure, disable the passenger-side airbag function and display a warning label on the passenger-side sun visor indicating that the airbag is inoperative.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 2 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.
| Type code (型式) | Model | Chassis ranges |
|---|---|---|
| CBA-YH2 | ELEMENT | YH2-1100002 — YH2-1100120; YH2-1200003 — YH2-1200122 |
| DFA-EN2 | シビックＧＸ | EN2-1300003 — EN2-1300122 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
助手席エアバッグインフレータ（膨張装置）において、市場から回収したものから、異常展開に繋がるおそれがあるガス発生剤の密度低下が認められた。このため、原因は判明していないが、一定の期間までに製造した同タイプのインフレータについて、予防的措置として当該インフレータを新品に交換する。
改善措置
全車両、予防的措置として、助手席エアバッグインフレータを年式の古いものから新品と順次交換、回収して不具合原因調査を実施する。なお、部品が供給できない場合には、暫定措置として助手席用エアバッグの機能を停止するとともに、助手席サンバイザ部に当該エアバッグが作動しない旨の警告を表示する。
Source & verification
This entry reproduces public data from Japan's MLIT recall registry. English text is jdmvin.com's own translation; always verify against the official source:
https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/renrakuda/ris-detail-car.html?class=recalldatacar&id=3007173
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