NHTSA campaign 02V080000

AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. Recall 02V-080: HONDA/AIR BAG INFLATOR MODULE

NHTSA recall 02V080000 was reported by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. on March 14, 2002, with 2,900 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Acura TL and Honda Accord for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on April 5, 2002, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 02V080000 (also written 02V-080 or 02V080)
Filed by: AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
Report received: March 14, 2002
Potentially affected: 2,900 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Air Bags — Frontal
Owners notified: April 5, 2002

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V080000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Acura

Acura TL
- 2000 · Vehicles built September 3, 1999 – April 7, 2000 (per NHTSA)

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Honda

Honda Accord
- 2000 · Vehicles built September 3, 1999 – May 4, 2000 (per NHTSA)

All Honda recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V080000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A COMPONENT IN THE INFLATOR OF SOME PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULES WAS NOT WELDED PROPERLY.

Safety consequence

AS A RESULT, THE AFFECTED AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY IN A CRASH, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 5, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.

Notes

CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 02V080000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.