Air Bag Inflators May Rupture or Underinflate Bag – 1998-1999 Isuzu Oasis

January 17, 2020 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000

Air Bag Inflators May Rupture or Underinflate Bag

In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, an inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag cushion may not properly protect the occupant. These scenarios increase the risk of serious injury or death.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V026

Manufacturer Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

Components AIR BAGS

Potential Number of Units Affected 1,500,705

 

Summary

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 1997-1998 Acura 2.2CL, 1998-1999 Acura 2.3CL, 1997-1999 Acura 3.0CL, 2001 Acura 3.2CL and Acura MDX, 1998-2000 Honda Accord Coupe, Accord Sedan, Civic Sedan, Odyssey and Acura 3.5RL, 1999-2000 Acura 3.2TL, 1996-2000 Civic Coupe, 1997-2000 CR-V, 1997-1998 EV Plus, and 1998-1999 Isuzu Oasis vehicles.

These vehicles were equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) and do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. Due to a manufacturing issue, the NADI inflators may absorb moisture, causing the inflators to rupture or the air bag cushion to underinflate.

 

Remedy

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator with an inflator of a different design, when the replacement parts become available. Owners will be notified of the issue beginning March 9, 2020. A second letter will be mailed once remedy parts become available. Owners may contact American Honda’s Customer Support & Campaign Center at 1-888-234-2138 or Isuzu customer service at 1-866-441-9638.

 

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.

 

Check if your Vehicle has a Recall

 

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IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL INFORMATION

Issued in AccordanceWith Federal Law NHTSA

 

SAFETY RECALL NOTICE

IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL

NHTSA Recall 20V-026

This notice applies to your vehicle,

OCTOBER 2020

 

Dear Customer,

This notice is sent to you in accordance with the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. Your vehicle

1998 model year Isuzu Oasis is involved in safety recall NHTSA 20V-026.

 

WHAT IS THE REASON FOR THIS SECOND NOTICE?

In March 2020, a notice was mailed to inform you that Honda has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 1998 to 1999 model year Isuzu Oasis vehicles, and that replacement parts needed to perform the final repair were not available. This notice is being sent to inform you that these parts are now available.

As stated in the initial notice, due to a manufacturing issue, the inflator inside the driver frontal airbag module may absorb moisture , which may cause the driver frontal airbag to malfunction in a crash where the airbag deploys. The airbag could under-inflate during deployment, increasing the risk of injury to the driver. The airbag inflator could also rupture during deployment, with metal fragments possibly striking the driver or passengers, increasing the risk of serious injury or death.

 

WHAT WILL WE DO?

The dealer will inspect the driver frontal airbag and, if necessary, replace the inflator with an inflator of a different design for free.

 

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?

American Honda Motor Co. Inc. has authorized its Dealer network to do the work on this recall. Please contact your nearest Honda dealer and make an appointment to have your vehicle’s driver frontal airbag inflator inspected and, if necessary, replaced with an inflator of a different design for free. If you need assistance, or have difficulty locating a Honda Dealer, please call Isuzu’s National Owner Relations Department at 1-800-255-6727. An Isuzu representative will assist you as necessary. Once you make an appointment for your vehicle, be advised that the total replacement process may take approximately 30 minutes. However, the dealer can provide you with a better estimate of the overall time for this service visit, as it may be necessary to make your vehicle available for a longer period of time. If you are not the only driver of this vehicle, please advise all other drivers and passengers of this important information.

 

CHECK YOUR VEHICLE FOR OPEN RECALLS

You can check your vehicle’s eligibility for repair under this or any other recall. Please access Isuzu’s Vehicle Campaign

Information Lookup tool at www.isuzu.com and enter your Vehicle Information Number (VIN)

 

DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS?

If you have questions or concerns please contact our National Owner Relations Department at 1-800-255- 6727 , or email us at [email protected].

If you are still not satisfied that we have remedied this situation without charge, and within a reasonable amount of time, you may wish to write to the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington DC 20590, or call the agency’s toll-free Vehicle safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or go to https://www.nhtsa.gov.

We regret any inconvenience this action may cause you.

Sincerely,

Isuzu Motors America, LLC

 

IMPORTANT: If you have sold or traded your Isuzu vehicle, please enter the owner’s name and address, if known, on the attached “Change of Information”postcard, tear off at both perforations, and drop it in the mail. Postage has already been paid. We will contact the new owner.

Federal law requires that any vehicle lessor receiving this recall notice must forward a copy of this notice to the lessee within ten days. Lessor means a person or entity that is the owner, as reflected on the vehicle title, of any five or more leased vehicles.

 

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IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL

NHTSA Recall 20V-026

This notice applies to your vehicle, MARCH 2020

Dear Customer,

you in accordance with the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. Your vehicle  1998 model year Isuzu Oasis is involved in safety recall NHTSA 20V-026.

 

WHAT IS THE REASON FOR THIS INITIAL NOTICE?

The manufacturer of your vehicle, Honda, has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in all 1998 to 1999 model year Isuzu Oasis vehicles. Due to a manufacturing issue, the inflator inside the driver frontal airbag module may absorb moisture, which may cause the driver frontal airbag to malfunction in a crash where the airbag deploys. The airbag could underinflate during deployment, increasing the risk of injury to the driver. The airbag inflator could also rupture during deployment, with metal fragments possibly striking the driver or passengers, increasing the risk of serious injury or death.

 

WHAT WILL WE DO?

The replacement parts needed to repair your vehicle are not yet available from Honda, and Isuzu is unable to repair your vehicle at this time. You will receive a follow-up letter when replacement parts are available so you can then bring your vehicle in for repair.

 

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?

We ask for your patience while Honda prepares replacement parts. When replacement parts become available, you will receive a follow-up letter notifying you what to do. If you are not the only driver of this vehicle, please advise all other drivers and passengers of this important information.

 

CHECK YOUR VEHICLE FOR OPEN RECALLS

You can check your vehicle’s eligibility for repair under this or any other recall. Please access Isuzu’s Vehicle Campaign Information Lookup tool at www.isuzu.com and enter your Vehicle Information Number (VIN).

 

DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS?

If you have questions or concerns please contact our National Owner Relations department at 1-800-255-6727.

If you are still not satisfied that we have remedied this situation without charge, and within a reasonable amount of time, you may wish to write to the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington DC 20590, or call the agency’s toll-free Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or go to https://www.nhtsa.gov.

We regret any inconvenience this action may cause you.

Sincerely,

 

Isuzu Motors America, LLC

IMPORTANT: If you have sold or traded your Isuzu vehicle, please enter the owner’s name and address, if known, on the attached “Change of Information” postcard, tear off at both perforations, and drop it in the mail. Postage has already been paid. We will contact the new owner.

Federal law requires that any vehicle lessor receiving this recall notice must forward a copy of this notice to the lessee within ten days. Lessor means a person or entity that is the owner, as reflected on the vehicle title, of any five or more leased vehicles.

 

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September 10, 2020

 

Mr. Jeffrey Giuseppe
Associate Administrator for Enforcement
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Attn: Recall Management Division (NVS-215)
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C. 20590

 

Re:

NHTSA Recall No. 20V-026
Part 573, Amended Defect Information Report
Multi-model Acura and Honda Vehicles
Takata Non-Azide Driver Inflator (NADI)

 

Dear Mr. Giuseppe:

Number of Vehicles to Exclude	Number of Vehicles to Include
MY1997 Acura 2.2CL  -24,651	MY1999 Acura 3.2TL  +3
MY1997 Acura 3.0CL  -20,402	MY1997 Honda CR-V  +37
MY1998 Honda Civic Sedan  -15,973	MY1998 Honda CR-V  +59
MY1998 Honda EV Plus  -122	MY1999 Honda CR-V  +121
	MY2000 Honda CR-V  +40
	MY1998 Honda Odyssey   +24

 

In accordance with the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act and 49 CFR Part 573 Defect and Noncompliance and Responsibility Reports, Honda is submitting the enclosed amended Defect Information Report regarding NHTSA recall number 20V-026 originally submitted on January 17, 2020. Review of manufacturing records revealed that certain vehicles were incorrectly included in the recall even though these vehicles were not originally equipped with the recalled component. Conversely, the review also identified certain vehicles that were not included in the recall that should have been, as those vehicles originally were equipped with the recalled component. As a result, we are excluding from the recall 61,148 vehicles originally included in the recall and are adding 284 vehicles to the recall. Net, we are decreasing the affected vehicle population by 60,864 units. The manufacturer’s campaign numbers are being superseded to appropriately account for these changes.

 

If you have any questions about this report, please feel free to contact me.

 

Sincerely,

 

AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.

 

Jeff Chang

Senior Manager
Product Regulatory Office

JC:wvt

 

Amended Defect Information Report 

 

573.6(c)(2)

Identification of potentially affected vehicles:

Initial Report

Make/Model	Model Year	Dates of Manufacture	Number of Vehicles
Acura 2.2CL	1997	08/31/1995 to 08/25/1997	24,651
Acura 3.0CL	1997	03/07/1996 to 09/30/1997	20,402
Acura 3.2TL	1999	01/07/1998 to 08/27/1999	55,767
Honda Civic Sedan	1998	08/04/1997 to 07/01/1998	20,322
Honda CR-V	1997	09/11/1996 to 12/01/1997	72,694
Honda CR-V	1998	04/22/1997 to 11/02/1998	96,640
Honda CR-V	1999	09/01/1998 to 09/30/1999	110,706
Honda CR-V	2000	08/07/1999 to 12/28/1999	29,434
Honda EV Plus	1998	03/26/1997 to 07/31/1998	224
Honda Odyssey	1998	05/19/1997 to 06/01/1998	14,579

 

Amended Report (updates in bold)

Make/Model	Model/Year	Dates of Manufacture	Number of Vehicles
Acura 2.2CL	1997	N/A	0
Acura 3.0CL	1997	N/A	0
Acura 3.2TL	1999	01/07/1998 to 08/27/1999	55,770
Honda Civic Sedan	1998	04/15/1998 to 07/01/1998	4,349
Honda CR-V	1997	09/11/1996 to 12/01/1997	72,731
Honda CR-V	1998	04/22/1997 to 11/02/1998	96,699
Honda CR-V	1999	09/01/1998 to 09/30/1999	110,827
Honda CR-V	2000	08/07/1999 to 12/28/1999	29,474
Honda EV Plus	1998	03/26/1997 to 09/29/1997	102
Honda Odyssey	1998	05/19/1997 to 06/01/1998	14,603

 

Description of the basis for the determination of the recall population:

The recall population was determined based on manufacturing records. The production range reflects all possible vehicles that could potentially experience the problem.

 

Description of how the vehicles being recalled differ from similar vehicles not included in the recall:

According to the equipment defect notification 19E-080 filed by Takata, the suspect range of Non-Azide Driver Frontal Airbag Inflators (NADI) were produced up to August 31, 1999. Out of an abundance of caution, Honda is recalling all vehicles built from production start-up through December 31, 1999 that either received a potentially suspect NADI inflator from the factory (OEM) or dealer (replacement service part). A design change and process improvement was fully implemented by Takata to the aluminum tape seal which more effectively prevented moisture ingress on the NADI inflator. The redesigned NADI inflators were used in mass production vehicles built starting on January 1, 2000.

 

9/10/2020 Amendment

MY1997 Acura 2.2CL and 3.0CL vehicles are being completely removed from the recall as the recalled component was not original equipment nor available as a replacement service part.

Certain early production MY1998 Honda Civic Sedan vehicles are being removed from the recall as the recalled part only was used in MY1998 Honda Civic Sedan vehicles after there was a change in the airbag inflator supplier during mid-production. The recalled component was not original equipment on the early production MY1998 Honda Civic Sedan vehicles now being excluded. The break between early production vehicles and late production vehicles can be identified by the last six characters of the VIN, and a controlled process was implemented to ensure that driver frontal airbag module replacement would parallel what was originally equipped on the vehicle.

Certain late production MY1998 Honda EV Plus vehicles are being removed from the recall as the recalled part only was used in MY1998 Honda EV Plus vehicles before there was a change in the airbag inflator supplier during mid-production. The recalled component was not original equipment on the late production MY1998 Honda EV Plus vehicles now being excluded. The break between early production vehicles and late production vehicles can be identified by the last six characters of the VIN, and a controlled process was implemented to ensure that driver frontal airbag module replacement would parallel what was originally equipped on the vehicle.

 

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Total number of potentially affected vehicles:

1,500,705 (original population)

–   60,864 (net population reduction)

1,439,841 (amended population)

 

573.6(c)(11)

Manufacturer’s campaign number:

	Initial Report	Amended Report
Acura	S6Q	Z8G
Honda	K6P	D8J

 

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September 3, 2020

 

Mr. Jeffrey Giuseppe
Associate Administrator for Enforcement
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Attn: Recall Management Division (NVS-215)
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C. 20590

 

Re:

NHTSA Recall No. 20V-026
Part 573, Amended Defect Information Report
Multi-model Acura and Honda Vehicles
Takata Non-Azide Driver Inflator (NADI)

 

Dear Mr. Giuseppe:

In accordance with the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act and 49 CFR Part 573 Defect and Noncompliance and Responsibility Reports, Honda is submitting the enclosed amended Defect Information Report regarding NHTSA recall number 20V-026 originally submitted on January 17, 2020. The amendment provides an update to the remedy description and recall schedule. The following reporting categories are being amended:

1. Description of the manufacturer’s program for remedying the defect; and
2. Estimated date(s) on which it will begin sending notifications to owners.

If you have any questions about this report, please feel free to contact me.

 

Sincerely,

 

AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.

 

Jeff Chang
Senior Manager
Product Regulatory Office

 

JC:wvt

 

Amended Defect Information Report 

 

573.6(c)(8)(i)

Program for remedying the defect:

Registered owners of all affected vehicles will be sent an initial letter informing them the replacement parts needed to remedy their vehicle is currently not available. Once replacement parts are available, registered owners will be sent a second letter requesting they take their vehicle to an Acura or Honda automobile dealer. The dealer will replace the driver frontal airbag inflator with an inflator of a different design for free.

 

9/3/2020 Amendment

Redesign of the replacement driver frontal airbag inflators has been completed. Once parts inventory is sufficient to support the launch of the recall remedy, registered owners will be sent a second letter requesting they take their vehicle to an Acura or Honda automobile dealer. The dealer will inspect, and replace if necessary, the driver frontal airbag inflator if the inflator is included in the affected date range (manufactured on or before December 31, 1999).

 

573.6(c)(8)(ii)

The estimated date to start notifications to owners: October 1, 2020

 

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For Immediate Release

 

Statement by American Honda Regarding NADI Airbag Inflator Recall 

• Not related to prior Takata airbag inflator recalls; Different inflator type with a different defect
• Approximately 2.4 million Acura and Honda vehicles to be recalled in the United States
• Free recall inspections and free repairs to begin in approximately one year, as alternative replacement parts are not yet available

 

TORRANCE, Calif. – Jan. 21, 2020 – American Honda will recall approximately 2.4 million Honda and Acura automobiles from the 1996 through 2003 model years in the United States to inspect and, if needed, replace certain Takata driver front airbag inflators manufactured with non-azide propellant (NADI), for free. Free recall inspections and repairs will begin in approximately one year, as replacement parts from alternative suppliers are not yet available.

In November 2019, Takata submitted a defect information report (DIR) to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) related to NADI inflators installed in multiple automakers’ vehicles. NADI inflators pre-date and are different from Takata non-desiccated inflators involved in earlier airbag inflator recalls. Manufactured without appropriate seals, recalled NADI inflators may allow air and moisture to leak into the inflators over an extended period, causing propellant degradation. If a recalled NADI inflator-equipped airbag with degraded propellant deploys during a crash, it may deploy too slowly or, in very rare cases, too forcefully, rupturing and throwing metal pieces of the inflator toward vehicle occupants. Either scenario could contribute to occupant injuries.

Honda is aware of one field rupture of a NADI inflator in a Honda vehicle globally. That rupture occurred during a crash of a 1997 Honda Civic in Texas in 2012. In addition, Honda is aware of two NADI inflator ruptures during vehicle scrapping activity in Japan. Each of these vehicles potentially was exposed to unusually high levels of moisture prior to the rupture events.

Initial mailed notification to owners of recalled vehicles will begin in mid-March 2020 with a second notice planned when replacement parts become available. Owners may also check their vehicles’ recall status now at www.recalls.acura.com and www.recalls.honda.com or by calling (888) 234-2138.

 

Models included in this recall (certain specific vehicles only):

Acura:

1997-1998 2.2CL

1997-1999 3.0CL

1998-1999 2.3CL

2001-2002 3.2CL 2001-2002 MDX

1998-2003 3.5RL

1999-2001 3.2TL

 

Honda:

1998-2000 Accord (Coupe and Sedan)

1996-2000 Civic (Coupe and Sedan)

1997-2001 CR-V

1998-2001 Odyssey

1997-1998 EV Plus

 

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American Honda Motor Co., Inc. ● 1919 Torrance Blvd. ● Torrance, California 90501-2746 ● Phone (310) 783-3170 ● Fax (310) 783-3622

Media Web Site: www.hondanews.com  Consumer Web Site: www.honda.com

 

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DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT

 

573.6(c)(1)

Name of manufacturer:

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Honda of America Mfg., Inc.
Honda of Canada Mfg.

 

Manufacturer’s agent:

John Turley

American Honda Motor Co., Inc
1919 Torrance Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90501-2746

 

Identification of potentially affected vehicles:

Make/M0deI	Model Year	Dates of Manufacture	Number of Vehicles
Acura 2.2CL	1997	08/31/1995 to 08/25/1997	24,651
Acura 2.2CL	1998	04/28/1997	1
Acura 2.3CL	1998	06/03/1997 to 08/25/1998
Acura 2.3CL	1999	09/09/1998 to 08/24/1999	10,025
Acura 3.0CL	1997	03/07/1996 to 09/30/1997	20,402
Acura 3.OCL	1998	06/05/1997 to 08/25/1998	14,481
Acura 3.OCL	1999	1 0/07/1998 to 08/24/1999	14,944
Acura 3.2CL	2001	06/25/1999 to 12/15/1999	129
Acura 3.5RL	1998	09/1 5/1997 to 07/31/1998	14,138
Acura 3.5RL	1999	05/22/1998 to 07/02/1999	12,947
Acura 3.5RL	2000	04/1 9/1999 to 12/28/1999	5,699
Acura 3.2TL	1999	01/07/1998 to 08/27/1999	55,767
Acura 3.2TL	2000	02/1 7/1999 to 12/23/1999	21 ,786
Acura MDX	2001	1 1/22/1999 to 1 1/29/1999	2
Honda Accord Coupe	1998	04/30/1997 to 09/23/1998	53,098
Honda Accord Coupe	1999	05/07/1998 to 08/09/1999	62,205
Honda Accord Coupe	2000	03/04/1999 to 12/23/1999	27,104
Honda Accord Sedan	1998	01/31/1997 to 09/17/1998	77,948
Honda Accord Sedan	1999	05/06/1998 to 07/29/1999	68,769
Honda Accord Sedan	2000	02/25/1999 to 12/23/1999	38,496
Honda Civic Coupe	1996	04/1 2/1995 to 08/28/1996	92,232
Honda Civic Coupe	1997	06/1 1/1996 to 08/29/1997	137,614
Honda Civic Coupe	1998	08/1 3/1997 to 10/06/1998	137,367
Honda Civic Coupe	1999	04/14/1998 to 08/16/1999	99,682
Honda Civic Coupe	2000	08/12/1999 to 12/23/1999	45,406
Honda Civic Sedan	1998	08/04/1997 to 07/01/1998	20,322
Honda Civic Sedan	1999	03/29/1999 to 07/13/1999	5,246
Honda Civic Sedan	2000	07/05/1999 to 12/28/1999	11,312
Honda CR-V	1997	09/11/1996 to 12/01/1997	72,694
Honda CR-V	1998	04/22/1997 to 11/02/1998	96,640
Honda CR-V	1999	09/01/1998 to 09/30/1999	110,706
Honda CR-V	2000	08/07/1999 to 12/28/1999	29,434
Honda EV Plus	1997	11/26/1996 to 11/28/1996	8
Honda EV Plus	1998	03/26/1997 to 07/31/1998	224
Honda Odyssey	1998	05/19/1997 to 06/01/1998	14,579
Honda Odyssey	1999	06/08/1998 to 08/23/1999	50,555
Honda Odyssey	2000	07/14/1999 to 12/23/1999	40,685
Isuzu Oasis	1998	05/26/1997 to 08/17/1998	1,702
Isuzu Oasis	1999	1,702 07/09/1998 to 04/19/1999	702

 

Description of the basis for the determination of the recall population:

The recall population was determined based on manufacturing records. The production range reflects all possible vehicles that could potentially experience the problem.

Description of how the vehicles being recalled differ from similar vehicles not included in the recall:

According to the equipment defect notification 19E-080 filed by Takata, the suspect range of Non-Azide Driver Frontal Airbag Inflators (NADI) were produced up to August 31, 1999. Out of an abundance of caution, Honda is recalling all vehicles built from production start-up through December 31, 1999 that either received a potentially suspect NADI inflator from the factory (OEM) or dealer (replacement service part). A design change and process improvement was fully implemented by Takata to the aluminum tape seal which more effectively prevented moisture ingress on the NADI inflator. The redesigned NADI inflators were used in mass production vehicles built starting on January 1, 2000.

 

Identification of affected component:

Component:	Part No.:	Application:
Driver Frontal Airbag Module {OEM)	77800- SY8-A91	Acura 2.2CL, 2.3CL, 3.0CL, 3.2CL, 3.2TL, and MDX
	77800-SZ3-A51	Acura 3.5RL
	77800-SZ3-A93
	77 800-S84-A81	Honda Accord Coupe, Accord Sedan, and Odyssey
	77 800-SX0-A72	Honda Odyssey
	77 800-S01-A83	Honda Civic Coupe
	77800-S01-A71	Honda Civic Coupe and Honda EV Plus
	77800-S02-A71	Honda Civic Coupe and Civic Sedan
	77 800-S04-A91	Honda Civic Sedan
	77800-S02-E71	Honda CR-V
	77800-S02-QB 1
	77800-S02-Q82
	77800-S53-A82	Isuzu Oasis
Driver Frontal Airbag Module (Replacement Service Part)	06770-SY8-A90	Acura 2.2CL, 2.3CL, 3.0CL, 3.2CL, 3.2TL, and MDX
	06770-SZ3-A50	Acura 3.5RL
	06770-SZ3-A92
	06770-S84-A80	Honda Accord Coupe, Accord Sedan, and Odyssey
	06770-SX0-A 71	Honda Odyssey
	06770-S01-A81	Honda Civic Coupe
	06770-S01-A71	Honda Civic Coupe and Honda EV Plus
	06770-S02-A 70	Honda Civic Coupe and Civic Sedan
	06770-S04-A90	Honda Civic Sedan
	06770-S02-E70	Honda CR-V
	06770-S02-Q80
	06770-S02-Q81
	06770-S53-A81	Isuzu Oasis

 

Country of Origin: Japan and U.S.

Manufacturer: Takata (TK Global LLC)

 

573.6(c)(3)

Total number of potentially affected vehicles: 1,500,705

 

573.6(c)(4)

Percentage of affected vehicles that contain the defect: 100%

 

573.6(c)(5)

Defect description:

According to the equipment defect notification 19E-080 filed by Takata, certain Takata NonAzide Driver Airbag Inflators have the potential to exhibit elevated moisture ingress due to insufficient aluminum tape seal. This can lead to slow deployment, which may result in insufficient protection by the driver frontal airbag, or there may be over-aggressive combustion creating excessive internal pressure when the driver frontal airbag is deployed. Very high internal pressure could result in the body of the airbag inflator rupturing upon deployment. An inflator rupture may cause metal fragments to pass through the vehicle interior at high speed, which may result in injury or death to vehicle occupants.

 

573.6(c)(6)

Chronology:

 

July 29, 2015

Honda was informed of a NADI inflator rupture event occurring at an auto dismantling facility in Japan on July 22, 2015. A rupture incident report confirming the rupture was submitted to NHTSA per Standing General Order 2015-01.

 

May 11, 2016

Honda was informed of a potential NADI inflator rupture field event with a reported injury occurring in Houston, TX on November 21, 2012. An initial rupture incident report was submitted to NHTSA per Standing General Order 2015-01A and an investigation into the rupture claim was launched.

 

July 29, 2016

The investigation of the Texas field event revealed that the vehicle owner initially contacted Honda on June 10, 2013. At that time, a claim was opened but it was subsequently closed on July 22, 2013 because the police report did not mention an airbag “rupture,” the vehicle had already been scrapped, and the suspect airbag components were not available for inspection. However, based on photographic evidence, Honda confirmed that the airbag inflator ruptured and submitted a final rupture incident report to NHTSA per Standing General Order 2015-01 A.

 

September 5, 2018

Honda was informed of a NADI inflator rupture event that occurred at an auto dismantling facility in Japan on August 10, 2018. A final rupture incident report was submitted to NHTSA per Standing General Order 2015-01A.

 

October 31, 2019

Takata informed Honda of two NADI inflator rupture field events in Australia which involved a different vehicle manufacturer and provided relevant information.

 

November 26, 2019

Takata submitted equipment defect notification 19E-080 to NHTSA listing Honda as an affected OEM.

 

December 18, 2019

NHTSA issued Equipment Query EQI 9-002 requesting information from Honda.

 

January 3, 2020

Honda responded to EQ19-002 with an estimated population of Acura and Honda vehicles equipped with a Takata NADI inflator.

 

January 16, 2020

Honda determined that a defect related to motor vehicle safety existed and decided to conduct a safety recall.

As of January 16, 2020, Honda has received one injury claim related to this issue.

 

573.6( c)(8)(i)

Program for remedying the defect:

Registered owners of all affected vehicles will be sent an initial letter informing them the replacement parts needed to remedy their vehicle is currently not available. Once replacement parts are available, registered owners will be sent a second letter requesting they take their vehicle to an Acura or Honda automobile dealer. The dealer will replace the driver frontal airbag inflator with an inflator of a different design for free.

 

573.6( c)(8)(ii)

The estimated date to start notification to dealers: January 21, 2020

The estimated date to start notifications to owners: March 9, 2020

 

573.6(c)(10)

Representative copies of all notices, bulletins and other communications:

A copy of the dealer service bulletin, the interim and final owner notification letters, and other dealer communication will be submitted to your office as soon as possible.

A draft of the interim and final owner notification letters will be submitted to your office as soon as possible.

 

573.6(c)(11)

Manufacturer’s campaign number: TBD

 

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29 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKE	MODEL	YEAR
ACURA	CL	1997-1999, 2001
ACURA	MDX	2001
ACURA	RL	1998-2000
ACURA	TL	1999-2000
HONDA	ACCORD	1998-2000
HONDA	CIVIC	1996-2000
HONDA	CR-V	1997-2000
HONDA	EV PLUS	1997-1998
HONDA	ODYSSEY	1998-2000
ISUZU	OASIS	1998-1999

 

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54 Associated Documents

Recall 573 Report – AMENDMENT 3

RCLRPT-20V026-2534.PDF 248.193KB

 

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Recall Acknowledgement – Change to Isuzu customer service number

RCAK-20V026-2669.pdf 324.505KB

 

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Miscellaneous Document – Chronology

RMISC-20V026-2919.pdf 115.55KB

 

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Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-20V026-6658.PDF 243.318KB

 

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Miscellaneous Document – Takata Non-Azide Driver Inflator (NADI)_AMENDED

RMISC-20V026-6559.pdf 250.307KB

 

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ISSUED Interim Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RIONL-20V026-9009.pdf 1855.776KB

 

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ISSUED Interim Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RIONL-20V026-0854.pdf 1858.825KB

 

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Recall 573 Report – AMENDMENT 1

RCLRPT-20V026-8832.PDF 248.151KB

 

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Recall 573 Report – AMENDMENT 2

RCLRPT-20V026-6916.PDF 248.167KB

 

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Interim Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RIONL-20V026-3560.pdf 363.203KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-20V026-5129.pdf 159.552KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-20V026-5815.pdf 161.466KB

 

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Miscellaneous Document – Statement by American Honda Regarding NADI Airbag Inflator Recall

RMISC-20V026-1921.pdf 108.594KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-20V026-0559.pdf 174.622KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-20V026-5567.pdf 162.598KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – NEW Takata Airbag Recall Update 1/22/2020

RCMN-20V026-5756.pdf 181.358KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – NEW Takata Airbag Recall Update 1/22/2020

RCMN-20V026-0479.pdf 182.157KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – 1996-2003 Multi-Model Driver’s Airbag Modules -Urgent Stop Sale & Return Request

RCMN-20V026-1587.pdf 101.793KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – 1996-2003 Multi-Model Driver’s Airbag Modules -Urgent Stop Sale & Return Request

RCMN-20V026-5370.pdf 101.76KB

 

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Miscellaneous Document – Amended Defect Information Report

RMISC-20V026-8786.pdf 49.24KB

 

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Recall 573 Report – Amendment 5

RCLRPT-20V026-7203.PDF 249.452KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-20V026-5933.pdf 2306.053KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-20V026-8466.pdf 2305.914KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-20V026-7878.pdf 2169.69KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-20V026-6042.pdf 1653.905KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-20V026-6691.pdf 24.255KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-20V026-7757.pdf 1665.219KB

 

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ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)- Acura

RCONL-20V026-9666.pdf 1792.565KB

 

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ISSUED Renotification Notice – Honda – vehicle not affected letter

RCRN-20V026-8931.pdf 1811.133KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-20V026-1068.pdf 92.912KB

 

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ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)- Honda

RCONL-20V026-1457.pdf 1749.888KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-20V026-1960.pdf 34.142KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-20V026-5683.pdf 2180.517KB

 

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ISSUED Renotification Notice – Acura – vehicle not affected letter

RCRN-20V026-2932.pdf 1792.553KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-20V026-8769.pdf 89.822KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- V-SMART Update for NADI Driver Inflator Replacement

RCMN-20V026-8855.pdf 38.703KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-20V026-9293.pdf 1756.546KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- Processed MFR Dealer Notice Recall 20V026

RCMN-20V026-8627.pdf 39.02KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-20V026-7871.pdf 1755.371KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-20V026-8375.pdf 1749.8KB

 

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ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)- Isuzu Oasis

RCONL-20V026-5738.pdf 334.425KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-20V026-3506.pdf 1662.279KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-20V026-1125.pdf 504.202KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-20V026-8046.pdf 121.26KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- Driver Airbag Inflator Repair Verification

RCMN-20V026-0319.pdf 39.238KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- Driver Airbag Inflator Repair Verification

RCMN-20V026-0226.pdf 39.583KB

 

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Recall 573 Report – Amendment 4

RCLRPT-20V026-4818.PDF 248.25KB

 

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Miscellaneous Document – NHTSA Recall No. 20V-026 Part 573 – Amended Defect Information Report

RMISC-20V026-0048.pdf 150.335KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- RE: UPDATE-Stop Sale/Safety Recall: 1996-2001 Mul??-Model Driver’s Frontal Airbag Inflator

RCMN-20V026-5939.pdf 203.826KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- Training Requirement for NADI Inflator Warranty Claims

RCMN-20V026-0111.pdf 63.745KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- Training Required for NADI Driver Inflator Warranty Claims

RCMN-20V026-2712.pdf 64.865KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- UPDATE-Stop Sale/Safety Recall: 1996-2001 Multi-Model Driver’s Frontal Airbag Inflator

RCMN-20V026-9716.pdf 203.826KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- Acura – Stop Sale/Safety Recall: 1998-2003 Multi-Model Driver’s Frontal Airbag Inflator-UPDATE

RCMN-20V026-5719.pdf 201.831KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- Stop Sale/Safety Recall: 1996-2001 Multi-Model Driver’s Frontal Airbag Inflator-UPDATE

RCMN-20V026-8757.pdf 202.921KB

 

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Latest Recalls Documents

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=20V026&docType=RCL

 

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1 Associated Investigation

Takata NADI Airbag Inflators
NHTSA ID: EQ19002
Dated opened: December 16, 2019

In a Part 573 Defect Information Report (DIR) dated December 3, 2019, Takata (TK Global LLC) notified NHTSA of a safety-related defect in certain Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI), produced between May 1, 1995 and August 31, 1999, which lead to NHTSA Safety Recall 19E080. According to Takata, NADI inflators produced during this period have the potential to experience moisture ingress due to a defect with the foil seal applied (for hermiticity purposes) at the exit orifices of the inflator housing. NADI inflators do not contain Phase Stabilized Ammonium Nitrate (PSAN) propellant. When deployed, the presence of elevated moisture in the inflator can result in slow deployment, which could lead to insufficient occupant protection provided by the air bag. In the event of propellant degradation, abnormal propellant combustion creating excessive internal pressure. High internal pressure could result in the body of the inflator rupturing, potentially injuring or killing the driver. Takata did not provide details on the affected makes, models and model years of vehicles that may have been manufactured with the defective inflators and sold in the US, however the DIR named five automobile manufacturers that the defective inflators were sold to, including Audi (VW), BMW, Honda, Mitsubishi and Toyota. Based on the dates of inflator production, it’s likely all affected vehicles would have been produced as model year 1995 through 2000 vehicles.

On November 26, 2019, BMW filed three DIRs announcing NHTSA Safety Recalls 19V851, 19V852 and 19V853. The DIRs stated that BMW had determined Takata produced NADI inflators manufactured before March 15, 1999 were defective due to a tape seal concern. BMW also discussed field incidents that occurred in foreign markets as part of the company’s rationale for reaching the defect determination. One of BMW’s recalls was intended to address vehicles originally manufactured with known defective inflators, another was to address a distinct population of vehicles manufactured with inflators believed to be at higher risk (BMW issued a do not drive recommendation for this population), and the third was issued to address vehicles originally manufactured with inflators not deemed to be defective, but they may have subsequently had a defective inflator installed as part of a service repair procedure. The BMW recalls involved certain model year 1999 to 2000 3-Series vehicles.

The purpose of the EQ is: 1) to obtain information from the five companies named in Takata’s DIR to establish the specific makes, models and model years that were produced with defective Takata driver inflators, 2) to ensure that, if they are not already, all vehicles manufactured with defective inflators are recalled on a timely basis, and 3) to ensure that any vehicle which could have had a defective inflator installed in conjunction with a service repair procedure is inspected to ensure it does not contain a defective inflator.

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