Airbag Recall

For Immediate Release

Statement by American Honda Regarding Nationwide Recall of Certain Takata PSDI-5 Driver Front Airbag Inflators

·         Approximately 2.23 million Takata PSDI-5 driver front airbag inflators will require replacement in Honda and Acura vehicles in the U.S.

·         No PSDI-5 inflator ruptures have been reported in Honda or Acura vehicles

·         Takata inflators will be replaced with parts from an alternative supplier with repairs beginning in the Summer of 2016

TORRANCE, Calif. – February 3, 2016 – Based on a recent Defect Information Report (16E-005) from the airbag inflator supplier, Takata, Honda will conduct a national recall (16V-061) of approximately 2.23 million Honda and Acura vehicles in the United States to replace, free of charge to vehicle owners, the PSDI-5 Takata driver front airbag inflators installed in those vehicles. Honda has received no reports of Takata PSDI-5 inflator ruptures in Honda or Acura vehicles worldwide.

Honda plans to replace all of these recalled inflators with new parts from an alternative supplier at no cost to owners of Honda and Acura vehicles. Due to the large volume of new inflators needed to repair vehicles, the necessary replacement parts will not become available until Summer 2016. As a result, owners of affected vehicles will be informed of the recall in an initial notification letter within 60 days. Once replacement parts become available, Honda will send a second notification letter to owners with instructions to pursue repair at their local authorized dealer. The second round of notifications will prioritize older model year vehicles located in certain High Absolute Humidity regions1 and will expand to other areas of the country as more replacement parts become available.

The most up-to-date available consumer information about this action can be obtained at www.recalls.honda.com and www.recalls.acura.com or by calling (888) 234- 2138. The list of specific vehicle identification numbers (VIN) to be included in this recall has not yet been determined. Therefore, a VIN search at our websites or NTHSA’s recall site is not possible yet for this action. We anticipate that concerned owners of  the affected models will be able to accurately search their vehicles’ recall status on these sites beginning on February 15, 2016.

With this new action, a total of approximately 8.51 million Honda and Acura vehicles have been or now are subject to replacement of a Takata driver and/or passenger front airbag inflator in the United States.

Models included in the PSDI-5 driver front inflator recall in the United States (certain specific vehicles only):

·    2005-2012 Acura RL

·    2007-2011 Honda CR-V

·         2007-2016 Acura RDX (early production MY 2016 vehicles only)

·         2007-2014 Honda Ridgeline

·    2009-2014 Honda Fit

·    2009-2014 Acura TL

·         2010-2014 Honda FCX Clarity

·         2010-2014 Honda Insight

·    2010-2013 Acura ZDX

·    2011-2015 Honda CR-Z

·         2013-2016 Acura ILX (early production MY 2016 vehicles only)

1Fourteen U.S. states and territories designated by Honda as High Absolute Humidity regions: Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Saipan, Guam and American Samoa.

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