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NHTSA campaign 19V499000 · Honda campaign Q5A, Y58

Acura and Honda Recall 19V-499: Driver Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 19V499000 (Honda campaign Q5A, Y58) was reported by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) on June 27, 2019, with 3,947 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Honda Element, Honda Accord, Honda Pilot and more for model years 2001–2011. Owners were notified on August 12, 2019, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 19V499000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
19V499000 (also written 19V-499 or 19V499)
Filed by
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Honda campaign number
Q5A, Y58
Report received
Potentially affected
3,947 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Air Bags — Frontal — Driver Side — Inflator Module
Owners notified

Repair completion: 29.53% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 19V499000. 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 CL

    • 2003 · Vehicles built February 12, 2002 – August 2, 2002 (per NHTSA)

  • Acura MDX

    • 2003 · Vehicles built September 19, 2002 – September 23, 2003 (per NHTSA)
    • 2004 · Vehicles built September 15, 2003 – September 24, 2004 (per NHTSA)
    • 2005 · Vehicles built October 6, 2004 – September 13, 2005 (per NHTSA)
    • 2006 · Vehicles built September 26, 2005 – August 28, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Acura TL

    • 2002 · Vehicles built February 7, 2001 – January 29, 2002 (per NHTSA)
    • 2003 · Vehicles built February 7, 2002 – September 8, 2003 (per NHTSA)
All Acura recalls

Honda

  • Honda Accord

    • 2001 · Vehicles built July 10, 2000 – August 10, 2001 (per NHTSA)
    • 2002 · Vehicles built July 5, 2001 – August 20, 2002 (per NHTSA)
    • 2003 · Vehicles built July 15, 2002 – September 20, 2003 (per NHTSA)
    • 2004 · Vehicles built July 8, 2003 – August 27, 2004 (per NHTSA)
    • 2005 · Vehicles built July 21, 2004 – August 24, 2005 (per NHTSA)
    • 2006 · Vehicles built August 19, 2005 – August 28, 2006 (per NHTSA)
    • 2007 · Vehicles built July 4, 2006 – August 28, 2007 (per NHTSA)

  • Honda Civic

    • 2001 · Vehicles built July 12, 2000 – September 10, 2001 (per NHTSA)
    • 2002 · Vehicles built August 2, 2001 – September 9, 2002 (per NHTSA)
    • 2003 · Vehicles built August 21, 2002 – September 10, 2003 (per NHTSA)
    • 2004 · Vehicles built July 29, 2003 – August 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
    • 2005 · Vehicles built August 27, 2004 – August 29, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Honda Civic GX

  • Honda Civic Hybrid

  • Honda CR-V

    • 2002 · Vehicles built October 2, 2001 – September 25, 2002 (per NHTSA)
    • 2003 · Vehicles built September 9, 2002 – September 1, 2003 (per NHTSA)
    • 2004 · Vehicles built September 2, 2003 – September 9, 2004 (per NHTSA)
    • 2005 · Vehicles built August 31, 2004 – August 30, 2005 (per NHTSA)
    • 2006 · Vehicles built September 7, 2005 – July 27, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Honda Element

    • 2003 · Vehicles built November 19, 2002 – December 8, 2003 (per NHTSA)
    • 2004 · Vehicles built December 2, 2003 – November 30, 2004 (per NHTSA)
    • 2005 · Vehicles built January 6, 2005 – October 12, 2005 (per NHTSA)
    • 2006 · Vehicles built November 9, 2005 – June 26, 2006 (per NHTSA)
    • 2007 · Vehicles built September 22, 2006 – February 20, 2007 (per NHTSA)
    • 2008 · Vehicles built June 22, 2007 – May 6, 2008 (per NHTSA)
    • 2009 · Vehicles built January 26, 2009 – June 24, 2009 (per NHTSA)
    • 2010 · Vehicles built February 22, 2010 – February 22, 2010 (per NHTSA)
    • 2011 · Vehicles built February 22, 2011 – February 22, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Honda Odyssey

    • 2002 · Vehicles built August 22, 2001 – August 22, 2002 (per NHTSA)
    • 2003 · Vehicles built August 23, 2002 – August 25, 2003 (per NHTSA)
    • 2004 · Vehicles built August 25, 2003 – August 11, 2004 (per NHTSA)

  • Honda Pilot

    • 2003 · Vehicles built April 15, 2002 – August 19, 2003 (per NHTSA)
    • 2004 · Vehicles built August 20, 2003 – September 1, 2004 (per NHTSA)
    • 2005 · Vehicles built September 9, 2004 – August 23, 2005 (per NHTSA)
    • 2006 · Vehicles built September 6, 2005 – July 19, 2006 (per NHTSA)
    • 2007 · Vehicles built August 11, 2006 – June 18, 2007 (per NHTSA)
    • 2008 · Vehicles built June 19, 2007 – March 21, 2008 (per NHTSA)

  • Honda Ridgeline

    • 2006 · Vehicles built January 18, 2005 – May 12, 2006 (per NHTSA)
All Honda recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 19V499000.

Defect description

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2003-2006 MDX, 2001-2007 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot and 2006 Ridgeline vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with driver frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Safety consequence

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

Manufacturer remedy

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are Q5A and Y58.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 19V499000

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.