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NHTSA campaign 19V501000 · Honda campaign E5D, X5C

Acura and Honda Recall 19V-501: Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 19V501000 (Honda campaign E5D, X5C) was reported by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) on June 27, 2019, with 1,657,752 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Honda Element, Honda Ridgeline, Acura RL and more for model years 2001–2014. 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 19V501000 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
19V501000 (also written 19V-501 or 19V501)
Filed by
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Honda campaign number
E5D, X5C
Report received
Potentially affected
1,657,752 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Air Bags — Frontal — Passenger Side — Inflator Module
Owners notified

Repair completion: 47.72% (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 19V501000. 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 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 September 27, 2004 – September 16, 2005 (per NHTSA)
    • 2006 · Vehicles built September 19, 2005 – August 26, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Acura RL

    • 2005 · Vehicles built July 15, 2004 – June 21, 2005 (per NHTSA)
    • 2006 · Vehicles built August 27, 2005 – July 24, 2006 (per NHTSA)
    • 2007 · Vehicles built September 13, 2006 – May 18, 2007 (per NHTSA)
    • 2008 · Vehicles built June 14, 2007 – December 11, 2007 (per NHTSA)
    • 2009 · Vehicles built March 24, 2008 – March 19, 2009 (per NHTSA)
    • 2010 · Vehicles built June 3, 2009 – June 7, 2010 (per NHTSA)
    • 2011 · Vehicles built November 11, 2010 – December 21, 2010 (per NHTSA)
    • 2012 · Vehicles built March 20, 2012 – June 7, 2012 (per NHTSA)
All Acura recalls

Honda

  • Honda Accord

    • 2003 · Vehicles built April 6, 2002 – September 23, 2003 (per NHTSA)
    • 2004 · Vehicles built July 8, 2003 – August 30, 2004 (per NHTSA)
    • 2005 · Vehicles built June 18, 2004 – August 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
    • 2006 · Vehicles built August 10, 2005 – August 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
    • 2007 · Vehicles built June 7, 2006 – August 27, 2007 (per NHTSA)

  • Honda Civic

    • 2001 · Vehicles built April 25, 2000 – September 10, 2001 (per NHTSA)
    • 2002
    • 2003 · Vehicles built August 6, 2002 – September 11, 2003 (per NHTSA)
    • 2004 · Vehicles built July 10, 2003 – September 1, 2004 (per NHTSA)
    • 2005 · Vehicles built August 12, 2004 – September 2, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Honda Civic GX

  • Honda Civic Hybrid

  • Honda CR-V

    • 2002 · Vehicles built June 14, 2001 – September 26, 2002 (per NHTSA)
    • 2003 · Vehicles built August 26, 2002 – September 4, 2003 (per NHTSA)
    • 2004 · Vehicles built August 27, 2003 – September 9, 2004 (per NHTSA)
    • 2005 · Vehicles built July 20, 2004 – September 2, 2005 (per NHTSA)
    • 2006 · Vehicles built July 26, 2005 – July 28, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Honda Element

    • 2003 · Vehicles built October 16, 2002 – December 8, 2003 (per NHTSA)
    • 2004 · Vehicles built October 16, 2003 – December 13, 2004 (per NHTSA)
    • 2005 · Vehicles built December 7, 2004 – October 18, 2005 (per NHTSA)
    • 2006 · Vehicles built October 19, 2005 – August 14, 2006 (per NHTSA)
    • 2007 · Vehicles built August 11, 2006 – June 7, 2007 (per NHTSA)
    • 2008 · Vehicles built June 19, 2007 – September 25, 2008 (per NHTSA)
    • 2009 · Vehicles built October 24, 2008 – September 14, 2009 (per NHTSA)
    • 2010 · Vehicles built October 16, 2009 – October 14, 2010 (per NHTSA)
    • 2011 · Vehicles built November 15, 2010 – April 4, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Honda Fit

    • 2007 · Vehicles built January 18, 2006 – July 13, 2007 (per NHTSA)
    • 2008 · Vehicles built August 2, 2007 – June 30, 2008 (per NHTSA)

  • Honda Odyssey

    • 2002 · Vehicles built July 31, 2001 – August 22, 2002 (per NHTSA)
    • 2003 · Vehicles built August 15, 2002 – August 25, 2003 (per NHTSA)
    • 2004 · Vehicles built August 20, 2003 – August 13, 2004 (per NHTSA)

  • Honda Pilot

    • 2003 · Vehicles built April 2, 2002 – August 19, 2003 (per NHTSA)
    • 2004 · Vehicles built August 8, 2003 – September 7, 2004 (per NHTSA)
    • 2005 · Vehicles built July 29, 2004 – August 29, 2005 (per NHTSA)
    • 2006 · Vehicles built August 23, 2005 – August 14, 2006 (per NHTSA)
    • 2007 · Vehicles built August 1, 2006 – June 18, 2007 (per NHTSA)
    • 2008 · Vehicles built June 18, 2007 – April 14, 2008 (per NHTSA)

  • Honda Ridgeline

    • 2006 · Vehicles built January 7, 2005 – June 2, 2006 (per NHTSA)
    • 2007 · Vehicles built May 30, 2006 – June 5, 2007 (per NHTSA)
    • 2008 · Vehicles built June 4, 2007 – July 17, 2008 (per NHTSA)
    • 2009 · Vehicles built August 6, 2008 – July 29, 2009 (per NHTSA)
    • 2010 · Vehicles built August 17, 2009 – June 5, 2010 (per NHTSA)
    • 2011 · Vehicles built June 19, 2010 – October 17, 2011 (per NHTSA)
    • 2012 · Vehicles built November 1, 2011 – September 27, 2012 (per NHTSA)
    • 2013 · Vehicles built October 2, 2010 – August 14, 2013 (per NHTSA)
    • 2014 · Vehicles built October 4, 2013 – June 2, 2014 (per NHTSA)
All Honda recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 19V501000.

Defect description

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2005-2012 RL, 2003-2007 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007-2008 Fit, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, and 2006-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with passenger 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 passenger frontal airbag 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 E5D and X5C.

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 19V501000

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.