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Preliminary Evaluation · Closed

FRONTAL DRIVER AIR BAG

Action number
PE04053
Opened
Jul 26, 2004
Closed
Nov 22, 2004
Outcome
Recall 04V551000

Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

This investigation led to a recall

NHTSA links this probe to recall campaign 04V551000.

Read the recall: what is defective and the free fix →

What NHTSA is examining

During two of 13 nhtsa research & development compatibility crash tests, the driver-side frontal airbag failed to properly deploy due to a large tear in the airbag fabric.both r&d test vehicles that contained a failed air bag were 4-door, 4-cylinder (l4) vehicles.subsequent static and dynamic tests conducted by honda revealed that during severe crash conditions, the airbag fabric can snag the inside surface of the airbag module cover at the emblem attachment points.honda reports that the air bag module and cover design are unique to the 4-door, 4-cylinder subject vehicles.on november 17, 2004, honda notified the agency that it would recall 228,932 model year (my) 2004 and 28,428 early-my 2005 accord l4 sedans (up through early-october, 2004).as part of the recall remedy, honda will install an additional piece of protective fabric/flap between the airbag and the inside airbag module cover.see nhtsa recall 04v551 for details.in addition, there are approximately 250 exported accord vehicles included in this recall. The v-6 models and the 2-door, 4-cylinder models are not included based on different air bag and air bag module cover designs.this investigation is closed.

Vehicles under investigation

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.