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Honda - Side airbag may fail to deploy as intended

Official notice

27 Jul 2018

Last checked

27 Jul 2018

Medium riskDVSA
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An official DVSA notice concerns Honda - Side airbag may fail to deploy as intended. Side airbag may fail to deploy as intended Published 2018-07-27.

What to do now

Registered owners of affected vehicles will receive a notification letter that will ask them to take their vehicles to a dealership or authorised repairer for a free repair. The technician will carry out inspection to verify the condition of the front seat back pad mould and will replace the pad mould and if necessary the seat heater element and seat back cover.

Units affected

8

Recall number

R-2018-119

Official notice

2018-07-27

The hazard

Side airbag may fail to deploy as intended

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

CIVIC

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Affected products

Product 1

HONDA MOTOR CO CIVIC

Units affected

8

Risk / hazard

Side airbag may fail to deploy as intended

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Honda

Manufacturer

Honda motor co

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Honda. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2018-119

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2018-119

Campaign number

HUK6BP

Units affected

8

Classification

DVSA recall R-2018-119

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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