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Honda on certain sport utility vehicles, the PASSENGER-SIDE air bag inflator modules were manufactured and shipped without a necessary component known as a check valve pin.

NHTSA campaign 02V-213 · Reported September 8, 2002 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Honda Passport
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG.
COST
Free

The short version

AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. reported a problem with the air bags frontal. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR MODULES WERE MANUFACTURED AND SHIPPED WITHOUT A NECESSARY COMPONENT KNOWN AS A CHECK VALVE PIN.

WHY IT MATTERS

IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIR BAG WILL NOT INFLATE PROPERLY OR SUFFICIENTLY RESULTING IN AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.

WHAT TO DO

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 02V-213.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2001Honda Passport

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

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