Vehicle recall 14V353000 · June 20, 2014
Honda Accord, Honda Civic and 7 more models
American Honda Motor Company, Inc.'s (Honda) is conducting a limited regional recall for certain model year 2003-2005 Accord, Civic, CR-V, Pilot and Acura MDX, model year…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- American Honda Motor Company, Inc.'s (Honda) is conducting a limited regional recall for certain model year 2003-2005 Accord, Civic, CR-V, Pilot and Acura MDX, model year 2003-2004 Odyssey and Element, and model year 2005 Acura RL, and 2006 Honda Ridgeline vehicles originally sold, or ever registered in California, and equipped with Takata-brand air bag inflators. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
- Consequence
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passengers frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflators in all affected vehicles, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during August 2014. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-800-999-1009.
- Notes
- 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.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V353000
- Reported to NHTSA
- June 20, 2014
- Filed by
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- Manufacturer campaign
- JH6,JH7,JH8,JH9,JJ0
- Owner notification
- September 12, 2014
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 133,207
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Air bags
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Acura MDX (2003-2005): 2005, 2004, 2003
- Acura RL (2005): 2005
- Honda Accord (2003-2005): 2005, 2004, 2003
- Honda Civic (2003-2005): 2005, 2004, 2003
- Honda CR-V (2003-2005): 2005, 2004, 2003
- Honda Element (2003-2004): 2004, 2003
- Honda Odyssey (2003-2004): 2004, 2003
- Honda Pilot (2003-2005): 2005, 2004, 2003
- Honda Ridgeline (2006): 2006
Has your Acura been repaired?
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