Honda CR-V 2002–2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A13-034 · NHTSA communication 10098948 · issued Sep 16, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2002–2003
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
"service bulletin - in certain vehicles, the passenger s (front) airbag inflator could produce excessive internal pressure during airbag deployment. If an affected airbag deploys, the increased internal pressure may cause the inflator casing to rupture. Metal fragments could be propelled upward toward the windshield, or downward toward the front passenger s foot well, possibly causing an injury to vehicle occupants."
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.