NHTSA campaign 96V217000
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. Recall 96V-217: HONDA/AIR BAGS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 96V217000 was reported by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. on October 4, 1996, with 164,139 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Honda Accord for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on November 5, 1996, 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 96V217000 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.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 96V217000 (also written 96V-217 or 96V217)
- Filed by
- AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 164,139 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 96V217000. 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.
Honda
Honda Accord
- 1995 · Vehicles built April 19, 1994 – February 24, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 96V217000.
Defect description
THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY.
Safety consequence
THIS TYPE OF UNANTICIPATED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT COULD RESULT IN ABRASION TO THE HANDS, ARMS, OR FACE OF A PROPERLY-POSITIONED FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT, OR COULD CAUSE MORE SERIOUS INJURY TO AN OUT-OF-POSITION OCCUPANT.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SRS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 1996. NOTE: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.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 96V217000
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.