NHTSA campaign 19V500000 · Honda campaign S5B, W59
Acura and Honda Recall 19V-500: Driver Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 19V500000 (Honda campaign S5B, W59) was reported by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) on June 27, 2019, with 1,558 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Honda Ridgeline, Acura RL, Acura TL and more for model years 2005–2015. 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 19V500000 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
- 19V500000 (also written 19V-500 or 19V500)
- Filed by
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- Honda campaign number
- S5B, W59
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,558 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Frontal — Driver Side — Inflator Module
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 71.05% (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 19V500000. 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 ILX
- 2013 · Vehicles built November 7, 2012 – November 7, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Acura RDX
- 2015 · Vehicles built April 3, 2014 – April 3, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Acura RL
- 2005 · Vehicles built July 26, 2004 – June 10, 2005 (per NHTSA)
- 2006 · Vehicles built August 31, 2005 – July 7, 2006 (per NHTSA)
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 13, 2006 – May 21, 2007 (per NHTSA)
- 2008 · Vehicles built June 21, 2007 – December 3, 2007 (per NHTSA)
- 2009 · Vehicles built March 28, 2008 – March 19, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2010 · Vehicles built June 3, 2009 – April 7, 2010 (per NHTSA)
- 2012 · Vehicles built March 20, 2012 – March 20, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Acura TL
- 2009 · Vehicles built March 26, 2009 – March 26, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2010
- 2011 · Vehicles built October 28, 2009 – July 23, 2010 (per NHTSA)
- 2012 · Vehicles built March 23, 2011 – May 11, 2012 (per NHTSA)
- 2013 · Vehicles built July 31, 2013 – July 31, 2013 (per NHTSA)
- 2014 · Vehicles built February 19, 2014 – February 19, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Acura ZDX
Honda
Honda CR-V
- 2007 · Vehicles built July 25, 2006 – September 17, 2007 (per NHTSA)
- 2008 · Vehicles built August 23, 2007 – September 30, 2008 (per NHTSA)
- 2009 · Vehicles built August 18, 2008 – September 11, 2019 (per NHTSA)
- 2010 · Vehicles built August 19, 2009 – October 2, 2010 (per NHTSA)
- 2011 · Vehicles built August 23, 2010 – November 22, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Honda CR-Z
Honda Fit
- 2009 · Vehicles built July 29, 2008 – August 18, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2010 · Vehicles built September 4, 2009 – October 12, 2010 (per NHTSA)
- 2011 · Vehicles built November 8, 2010 – July 27, 2011 (per NHTSA)
- 2012 · Vehicles built September 18, 2011 – June 28, 2012 (per NHTSA)
- 2013 · Vehicles built July 17, 2012 – December 6, 2013 (per NHTSA)
Honda Insight
Honda Ridgeline
- 2007 · Vehicles built June 8, 2006 – May 29, 2007 (per NHTSA)
- 2008 · Vehicles built June 8, 2007 – July 17, 2008 (per NHTSA)
- 2009 · Vehicles built August 28, 2008 – July 22, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2010 · Vehicles built October 7, 2009 – June 5, 2010 (per NHTSA)
- 2011 · Vehicles built June 17, 2010 – December 2, 2010 (per NHTSA)
- 2012 · Vehicles built December 8, 2011 – May 23, 2012 (per NHTSA)
- 2013 · Vehicles built January 2, 2013 – July 17, 2013 (per NHTSA)
- 2014 · Vehicles built June 25, 2014 – June 25, 2014 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 19V500000.
Defect description
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013 Acura ILX, 2015 RDX, 2005-2010 and 2012 RL, 2009-2014 TL, 2010 and 2012 ZDX, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2011-2013 and 2015 CR-Z, 2009-2013 Fit, 2013 Fit EV, 2010-2011 and 2013 Insight and 2007-2014 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 S5B and W59.
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 19V500000
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.