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Honda Civic MY2006-2011, Jazz Hybrid MY2012 and Legend MY2007-2012

Official notice

24 Feb 2016

Last checked

24 Feb 2016

High riskACCC

An official ACCC notice concerns Honda Civic MY2006-2011, Jazz Hybrid MY2012 and Legend MY2007-2012. In the event that a defective airbag inflator ruptures, metal fragments may propel out through the airbag cushion towards the vehicle occupants causing serious injury or fatality. Published 2016-02-24.

What to do now

If owners of affected Honda Civic MY 2006-2011, Jazz Hybrid MY 2012, Legend MY 2007-2012, are advised their vehicle is under ' critical recall ’, it is recommended that you stop driving the vehicle and immediately arrange for airbag inflator replacement as the vehicle has a heightened risk of causing injury or death. The critical recall category applies to alpha airbags and also includes other airbags specified by Honda. Honda will offer to arrange for your vehicle to either be towed to the place of replacement or for a mobile technician to be sent to the vehicle (or some similar arrangement), so that you do not have to drive the vehicle in order to receive a replacement airbag inflator. Owners of affected vehicles should contact their preferred Honda dealership, Honda via the website www.honda.com.au/recall or call 1800 957 444 (Monday to Friday, 8.30am-6pm AEST) to arrange for a replacement airbag inflator free of charge . You are also entitled to request special arrangements where the circumstances reasonably warrant this or where you will be deprived of your vehicle for more than 24 hours, such as a loan or hire car or reimbursement for alternative transportation costs. Consumers who are unsure whether they are affected can also use Honda’s VIN look-up tool at www.honda.com.au/recall , contact Honda on 1800 957 444 (Monday to Friday, 8.30am-6pm AEST) or contact their preferred Honda dealer. Alternatively, consumers can use their registration plate number to check if their vehicle is affected by going to http://www.ismyairbagsafe.com.au . We also recommend you visit https://www.productsafety.gov.au/newsletter/subscribe to subscribe to receive updates about current and future recalls as they are published. Further information for consumers is available at: https://www.productsafety.gov.au/recalls/compulsory-takata-airbag-recall .

Recall number

57c18046-d3c0-4486-967a-cb98ffd63cd3

Official notice

2016-02-24

The hazard

In the event that a defective airbag inflator ruptures, metal fragments may propel out through the airbag cushion towards the vehicle occupants causing serious injury or fatality.

How to check if you're affected

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Models

YEARS 2006-2011 DRIVER

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Affected products

Product 1

Critical Recall Honda Civic Model Years 2006-2011 Driver's airbag inflator - beta (Passenger's airbag inflators included in other recalls - beta) 70 805 vehicles Honda Jazz Hybrid Model Year 2012 Driver's airbag inflator - beta 1 vehicle Honda Legend Model Years 2007-2012 Driver's airbag inflator - beta (Passenger's airbag inflators included in other recalls - beta) 1 042 vehicles

Risk / hazard

In the event that a defective airbag inflator ruptures, metal fragments may propel out through the airbag cushion towards the vehicle occupants causing serious injury or fatality.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

AU · Australia

Affected area 1

AU · Australia

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

HOME

Classification

General product safety

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

57c18046-d3c0-4486-967a-cb98ffd63cd3

Classification

General product safety

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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