2001 Honda Accord, Civic recalled due to airbags that are even more explosive than normal
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Honda is recalling some of its 2001 model year Accord and Civic models due to excessively pressurized airbags. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that certain airbags in the affected vehicles can deploy so violently that the inflator will rupture. When the bag is deployed, NHTSA says that metal shards from the excessive explosion could act like shrapnel, shoot through the bag and possibly injure vehicle occupants. We're no crash experts, but that sounds like it would hurt a lot.
Owners of affected 2001 Accords and Civics will be able to bring in their vehicle to their local Honda store where the inflator will be replaced free of charge. Honda hasn't yet released a notification schedule or disclosed how many of each model will be recalled, but owners can find out more info by calling Honda at 1-800-999-1009. Check out the galleries below and hit the jump to read the official NHTSA press release.
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[Source: NHTSA]
PRESS RELEASE:
Report Date : July 20, 2009 at 11:10 AM
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 09V259000
Vehicle Make / Model: Model Year(s):
HONDA / ACCORD 2001
HONDA / CIVIC 2001
Manufacturer: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) Mfr's Report Date: JUN 30, 2009
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 09V259000
NHTSA Action Number: N/A
Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE
Potential Number of Units Affected:
Summary:
HONDA IS RECALLING MY 2001 CIVIC AND ACCORD VEHICLES. THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG INFLATOR COULD PRODUCE EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE. IF AN AFFECTED AIRBAG DEPLOYS, THE INCREASED INTERNAL PRESSURE MAY CAUSE THE INFLATOR TO RUPTURE.
Consequence:
METAL FRAGMENTS COULD PASS THROUGH THE AIR BAG CUSHION MATERIAL POSSIBLY CAUSING INJURY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIRBAG INFLATOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
Notes:
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
mapoftazifosho 4:34PM (7/21/2009)
Shrapnel in the airbags...no way
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AutoCritical 5:00PM (7/21/2009)
And not to make a joke about it - the connotations in today climate would have made it difficult to word their press release...
mikhalian 6:13PM (7/21/2009)
Yup. This very thing killed somebody in oklahoma recently. Shrapnel went into the driver's neck after a low speed impact set off the bag, and she bled out before the ambulance could get her to the hospital.
Corey 4:37PM (7/21/2009)
Whooops
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usingthelou 4:37PM (7/21/2009)
Is it just me or does honda seem to be going down a little further each day?
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Brian 4:38PM (7/21/2009)
Its just you.
In other news, the government will no longer back the warranties on Detroit cars!
mact 4:45PM (7/21/2009)
It's just you. Notice how the affected models are now 8 years old.
Anti-believer 4:50PM (7/21/2009)
It's just you. GM, Ford & Chrylser have been lower than anything this past year and half. Hold it... Chrysler going through a second bankruptcy. GM, biggest automaker, not anymore after their bankruptcy. Ford... no bankruptcy but they were considering to ask the gov for money to survie.
So it's just you.
johncuyle 5:16PM (7/21/2009)
Not just you. They seem determined to race Toyota to the bottom. To be fair this isn't an indication of it, though. The idea of the government mandating that there are explosives in our steering wheels is just sort of dumb. And now it's not just the steering wheel but everywhere. Explosives in our steering wheels, our dashboards, by our heads on the sides of the vehicles, our doors, in our seats, possibly under our hoods for pedestrians and now underneath the car to stop it.
In a few years they'll probably have enough explosives scattered throughout your car that in the event of a collision or impending collision the vehicle simply explodes. On the plus side, this will save people who do not have their car explode tax dollars after healthcare is nationalized so it isn't all bad.
MoonRover 6:35PM (7/21/2009)
Yeah Brian, if the regulators had gotten off their asses and policed the imports as they did Detroit they would have found this "8 YEARS AGO". This is no different from Toyota and their "in-house recalls" to avoid public scrutiny, the foreign makers have made out like bandits in the press.
bwzd7p2 11:36PM (7/21/2009)
@Anti-believer
Let's get it right if we're going to say it: Chrysler has been through ONE bankruptcy. They've had to get federal loans to try to prevent bankruptcy twice, the second time of which didn't work, of course.
Frank 8:36AM (7/22/2009)
To further bwzd7p2's comment, the loans for Chrysler in 1980 were not from the federal government. They were from private banks, but were backed by the feds in case they defaulted on them, which of course they didn't and instead paid them back early.
Farmboy 4:41PM (7/21/2009)
2001 Honda Accord and Civic, now with built-in grenades so you won't walk away from that mess. Now accepting orders from terrorist organizations.
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Rob 4:44PM (7/21/2009)
Wrongful death suits are usually less expensive than those of injured people that require long term medical care... hmm.
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Torrent 4:45PM (7/21/2009)
Awesome! And it only took eight years!
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homunculus 4:48PM (7/21/2009)
this recall proves that honda is losing the great automotive war!
u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a.!
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bgkeen 4:50PM (7/21/2009)
This recall proves you like taking it from the shaft.
matt526l 4:55PM (7/21/2009)
this proves idiots like you should shut up
mact 4:55PM (7/21/2009)
Your post just proved that you're an idiot.
homunculus 5:05PM (7/21/2009)
y'all must be japaneses because just like the commercial says:
this is are country