NHTSA campaign 19V502000 · Honda campaign F5F, Q5E
Acura and Honda Recall 19V-502: Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 19V502000 (Honda campaign F5F, Q5E) was reported by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) on June 27, 2019, with 9,555 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Honda Pilot, Acura TSX, Honda Civic and more for model years 2006–2015. 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 19V502000 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
- 19V502000 (also written 19V-502 or 19V502)
- Filed by
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- Honda campaign number
- F5F, Q5E
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 9,555 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Frontal — Passenger Side — Inflator Module
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 57.12% (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 19V502000. 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 TSX
- 2009 · Vehicles built March 3, 2008 – December 17, 2008 (per NHTSA)
- 2010 · Vehicles built May 8, 2009 – October 6, 2010 (per NHTSA)
- 2011 · Vehicles built November 15, 2010 – August 21, 2011 (per NHTSA)
- 2012 · Vehicles built August 31, 2011 – August 7, 2012 (per NHTSA)
- 2013 · Vehicles built September 3, 2012 – May 30, 2013 (per NHTSA)
- 2014 · Vehicles built September 11, 2013 – December 5, 2013 (per NHTSA)
Acura TSX Sport Wagon
Acura ZDX
Honda
Honda Accord
- 2008 · Vehicles built July 20, 2007 – July 24, 2008 (per NHTSA)
- 2009 · Vehicles built June 27, 2008 – August 13, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2010 · Vehicles built August 14, 2009 – August 11, 2010 (per NHTSA)
- 2011 · Vehicles built August 13, 2010 – August 10, 2011 (per NHTSA)
- 2012 · Vehicles built August 15, 2011 – August 30, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Honda Accord Crosstour
Honda Civic
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 15, 2005 – September 1, 2006 (per NHTSA)
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 1, 2006 – August 23, 2007 (per NHTSA)
- 2008 · Vehicles built August 21, 2007 – August 27, 2008 (per NHTSA)
- 2009 · Vehicles built August 26, 2008 – September 6, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2010 · Vehicles built August 27, 2009 – August 27, 2010 (per NHTSA)
- 2011 · Vehicles built August 26, 2010 – March 25, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Honda Civic GX
Honda Civic Hybrid
- 2006
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 18, 2006 – July 25, 2007 (per NHTSA)
- 2008 · Vehicles built September 12, 2007 – July 31, 2008 (per NHTSA)
- 2009 · Vehicles built August 6, 2008 – January 7, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2010 · Vehicles built October 15, 2009 – June 18, 2010 (per NHTSA)
- 2011 · Vehicles built October 13, 2010 – October 13, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Honda CR-V
- 2007 · Vehicles built July 25, 2006 – September 21, 2007 (per NHTSA)
- 2008 · Vehicles built August 23, 2007 – September 30, 2008 (per NHTSA)
- 2009 · Vehicles built August 18, 2008 – September 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2010 · Vehicles built August 24, 2009 – October 2, 2010 (per NHTSA)
- 2011 · Vehicles built August 18, 2010 – November 30, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Honda Crosstour
Honda Fit
Honda Fit EV
- 2014 · Vehicles built February 10, 2014 – February 10, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Honda Insight
- 2010 · Vehicles built through August 17, 2010 (per NHTSA)
- 2011 · Vehicles built November 1, 2010 – September 3, 2011 (per NHTSA)
- 2012 · Vehicles built September 18, 2011 – July 24, 2012 (per NHTSA)
- 2013 · Vehicles built November 19, 2012 – May 31, 2013 (per NHTSA)
- 2014 · Vehicles built November 29, 2013 – May 28, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Honda Pilot
- 2009 · Vehicles built April 1, 2008 – April 20, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2010 · Vehicles built April 28, 2009 – February 17, 2010 (per NHTSA)
- 2011 · Vehicles built February 23, 2010 – August 29, 2011 (per NHTSA)
- 2012 · Vehicles built August 30, 2011 – September 4, 2012 (per NHTSA)
- 2013 · Vehicles built September 5, 2012 – September 6, 2013 (per NHTSA)
- 2014 · Vehicles built September 10, 2013 – June 3, 2014 (per NHTSA)
- 2015 · Vehicles built June 16, 2014 – May 14, 2015 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 19V502000.
Defect description
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2014 TSX Sport Wagon, 2010-2013 ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic and Civic Hybrid, 2008-2010 Civic GX NGV, 2012-2015 Crosstour, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2013 Fit, 2014 Fit EV, 2010-2014 Insight, and 2009-2015 Pilot 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 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 F5F and Q5E.
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 19V502000
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.