EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Honda “Various models” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1217/19
Summary
The airbag inflators may be defective and may create excessive internal pressure in the event of activation. As a result, the metal inflator casing may rupture, causing metal fragments to be propelled through the airbag and into the vehicle compartment. This may result in severe injury or even death to the vehicle occupants.
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Product
Passenger car — Honda
- Brand
- Honda
- Name / model
- Various models · Model codes: Accord, Civic, CR-V, FR-V, Element, Jazz, Insight, Legend, Odyssey, Stream;Type-approval numbers: e11*2001/116*0234*00, e11*2001/116*0234*01, e11*98/14*0161*05, e11*98/14*....., e11*98/14*0190*02, e6*2001/116*0091*00, e6*2001/116*0091*02, e6*2001/116*0091*03, e6*2001/11
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Honda recall code: 6CE, 6DE, 6EE, 6XH, 6ZT.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between January 2001 and December 2015.
What is the risk?
- The airbag inflators may be defective and may create excessive internal pressure in the event of activation. As a result, the metal inflator casing may rupture, causing metal fragments to be propelled through the airbag and into the vehicle compartment. This may result in severe injury or even death to the vehicle occupants.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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