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Airbag Published 14 May 2015 Ref JP-1221740

Honda: Airbag

Translated from Japanese · machine translation

Safety-critical recall — airbag. If your vehicle is affected, contact your dealer before driving.
Country
Japan
Published
14 May 2015
Units affected
351
Reference
JP-1221740

Affected vehicles

Honda Element 2004–2005 Honda Civic GX 2004–2005

Hazard

Passenger seat airbag inflators recovered from the market have been found to exhibit reduced gas generant density, which may lead to abnormal deployment. Although the root cause has not been determined, inflators of the same type manufactured up to a certain period will be replaced with new units as a precautionary measure.
Show original (日本語)
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。

Remedy

All vehicles will have the passenger seat airbag inflator replaced with new units sequentially, starting with older model years, as a precautionary measure. Replaced units will be recovered for investigation of the defect cause. If parts supply becomes unavailable, as an interim measure, the passenger seat airbag function will be disabled and a warning indicating that the airbag will not deploy will be displayed on the passenger seat sun visor.
Show original (日本語)
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。

Official source

View the official recall notice