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Acura official notice describes a safety defect, but the details were not provided in plain language.

NHTSA campaign 18V-041 · Reported January 9, 2018 · 24,945 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Acura RL, Element and Ridgeline
VEHICLES AFFECTED
24,945
REMEDY
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) reported a problem with the passenger side inflator module. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The official notice describes a safety defect, but the details were not provided in plain language.

WHY IT MATTERS

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

WHAT TO DO

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 18V-041.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2009–2012Acura RL
2009–2011Honda Element
2009–2013Honda Ridgeline

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

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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