Recall 16V178000: 2004–2007 Honda Accord

Report received

Mar 30, 2016

Manufacturer

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

Potentially affected

11,602vehicles

Model years

2004–2007

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2004-2007 Accord vehicles manufactured October 1, 2003, to August 17, 2007. The affected vehicles may have been assembled with an incorrect passenger frontal air bag module that does not comply with the advanced air bag requirements. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Possible consequence

An air bag module does not meet the advanced air bag requirements can increase the risk of injury or death in the event of a crash.

Remedy

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the air bag module as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 2, 2016. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-800-999-1009. Honda's number for this recall is JZ3.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2004 Honda Accord1,018 complaints
• 2005 Honda Accord656 complaints
• 2006 Honda Accord433 complaints
• 2007 Honda Accord524 complaints