Vehicle recall 16V346000 · May 24, 2016
Honda Civic, Honda Civic GX and 11 more models
These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Acura TSX, 2011 TSX Wagon, 2010-2011 Acura ZDX, 2008-2011 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid, and Civic GX, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2010-2011 FCX Clarity and Insight, and 2009-2011 Fit, and Pilot vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless already included in "Zone A" above, Honda is recalling certain model year 2008 Honda Accord, 2006-2008 Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic GX, and 2007-2008 CR-V vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Vehicles not originally sold or ever registered in either Zones A or B are not subject to this safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
- Consequence
- An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall is KA4, KA5, KA6, and KA7.
- 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
- 16V346000
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 24, 2016
- Filed by
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- Manufacturer campaign
- KA4, KA5, KA6, KA7
- Owner notification
- November 15, 2016
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 2,719,386
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Air bags › Frontal › Passenger side › Inflator module
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Acura TSX (2009-2011): 2011, 2010, 2009
- Acura TSX Sport Wagon (2011): 2011
- Acura ZDX (2010-2011): 2011, 2010
- Honda Accord (2008-2011): 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008
- Honda Accord Crosstour (2010-2011): 2011, 2010
- Honda Civic (2006-2011): 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
- Honda Civic GX (2006-2011): 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
- Honda Civic Hybrid (2006-2011): 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
- Honda CR-V (2007-2011): 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007
- Honda FCX Clarity (2010-2011): 2011, 2010
- Honda Fit (2009-2011): 2011, 2010, 2009
- Honda Insight (2010-2011): 2011, 2010
- Honda Pilot (2009-2011): 2011, 2010, 2009
Has your Acura been repaired?
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