Honda Ridgeline (2012): Air bags
Recall 12V432000 · Sep 5, 2012 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
17
vehicles affected
17
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 12V432000
- Date
- Sep 5, 2012
- Maker
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- Units affected
- 17
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > On-off switch assembly
- Model years
- 2012
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Honda is recalling certain model year 2012 Ridgeline vehicles manufactured on April 18, 2012. An incorrect passenger airbag status indicator may have been installed on the vehicles causing them to fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
What can happen
Without the proper passenger airbag indicator, the driver and other vehicle occupants may not be informed or aware that the front passenger airbag is off and will not deploy in a crash, thereby potentially increasing the risk of injury to a front passenger seat occupant that may have chosen to sit or been seated elsewhere in the vehicle if the correct indicator had been given.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger airbag indicator free of charge. The safety recall began on September 21, 2012. Owners may contact Honda Automobile Customer services at 1-800-999-1009.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 12V432000?
1 model: Honda Ridgeline (2012), about 17 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 12V432000?
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger airbag indicator free of charge. The safety recall began on September 21, 2012. Owners may contact Honda Automobile Customer services at 1-800-999-1009.
What can happen?
Without the proper passenger airbag indicator, the driver and other vehicle occupants may not be informed or aware that the front passenger airbag is off and will not deploy in a crash, thereby potentially increasing the risk of injury to a front passenger seat occupant that may have chosen to sit or been seated.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.