2000 Acura TL & 2000 Honda Accord recall: airbag
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain passenger vehicles, a component in the inflator of some passenger air bag modules was not welded properly.
💥 The risk
As a result, the affected air bags may not deploy correctly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury to a front seat passenger.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the passenger air bag module. Owner notification began april 5, 2002. 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 or acura at 1-800-382-2238.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V080000
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
- Vehicles affected
- 2,900
- Component
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Owner phone
- 1-800-999-1009
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 5, 2002
- Built
- Sep 3, 1999 – May 4, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).