In July 2015, Honda filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Airbag, covering the FIT Aria. The filing affects 5,335 vehicles manufactured between February 23, 2007 and August 19, 2008.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1222070 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | July 9, 2015 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Honda |
| Component | Airbag |
| Production period | February 23, 2007 — August 19, 2008 |
| Vehicles affected | 5,335 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, 1,918 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 5 months.
Defect
Investigation of field-returned units from certain driver-side SRS airbag inflators revealed significant variation in the density of the gas-generating propellant. Although the root cause has not been determined, there is concern that the airbag may not deploy normally during a deployment event. As a precautionary measure, the affected inflators are to be replaced with new units.
Corrective action
As a precautionary measure on all affected vehicles, the driver-side SRS airbag inflator is included under notification number Foreign-2173, dated May 14, 2015. Inflators are to be replaced with new units progressively, beginning with the oldest vehicles, and retrieved units are subject to root-cause investigation.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| DBA-GD8 | FIT ARIA | GD8-1500001 — GD8-1503660; GD8-1401501 — GD8-1402160 |
| DBA-GD9 | FIT ARIA | GD9-1400541 — GD9-1400750; GD9-1500001 — GD9-1500870 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
特定タイプの運転者席側ＳＲＳエアバッグのインフレータ（膨張装置）において、市場回収品を調査した結果、ガス発生剤の密度にばらつきが大きいものを確認した。このため、原因は判明していないが、エアバッグ展開時に正常に展開しないおそれがあることから、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、平成２７年５月１４日付け、届出番号「外－２１７３」に含め、運転者席側ＳＲＳ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、回収して原因調査を実施する。
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=3007209
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