Vehicle recall R/2013/049

Honda Stream and others recall: Passenger side airbag may fail to deploy correctly (R/2013/049)

DVSA recall R/2013/049 names the Honda Stream, Honda Civic, Honda CR-V, Honda Jazz and Honda Accord. It was launched 17 April 2013. It covers vehicles built 19 September 2000 to 4 September 2003.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2013/049
Launched: 17 April 2013
Issued by: HONDA MOTOR CO
Manufacturer reference: HUK5SK
Vehicles: 60,365 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

The subject vehicles are equipped with front passenger airbag inflators which could have been assembled with improperly manufactured propellant wafers. Improperly manufactured propellant wafers could cause the inflator to rupture and the front passenger airbag to deploy abnormally in a crash. This could result in increased risk of injury to the occupant or in a thermal issue in the interior compartment which may lead to fire.

The fix

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected to inspect and where necessary replace the airbag inflator module.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 60,365.
Model	Built
Honda Accord	29 May 2002 to 13 May 2003
Honda Accord	4 June 2002 to 12 May 2003
Honda Accord	22 July 2002 to 13 May 2003
Honda Accord	22 October 2002 to 13 May 2003
Honda Civic	25 October 2001 to 28 August 2002
Honda Civic	19 November 2001 to 8 August 2002
Honda Civic	20 November 2001 to 8 August 2002
Honda Civic	21 March 2002 to 14 January 2003
Honda Civic	21 August 2002 to 10 April 2003
Honda Civic	4 September 2002 to 4 September 2003
Honda Civic	14 November 2002 to 14 April 2003
Honda Civic	18 February 2003 to 5 March 2003
Honda Civic	28 February 2003 to 7 August 2003
Honda Civic	18 March 2003 to 1 August 2003
Honda Civic	25 March 2003 to 26 April 2003
Honda CR-V	11 December 2001 to 1 November 2002
Honda CR-V	5 November 2002 to 27 August 2003
Honda Jazz	21 September 2001 to 20 December 2002
Honda Jazz	21 September 2001 to 27 December 2002
Honda Jazz	25 December 2002 to 23 April 2003
Honda Stream	19 September 2000 to 4 September 2001
Honda Stream	19 September 2000
Honda Stream	15 November 2001 to 6 August 2002
Honda Stream	2 September 2002 to 4 February 2003
Honda Stream	2 September 2002 to 7 May 2003

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/2013/013 Brake fluid may leak 5 February 2013, Honda Jazz
R/2013/076 Risk of fire 27 August 2013, Honda Jazz
R/2012/114 Fire may occur 20 November 2012, Honda CR-V
R/2012/122 Vehicle may move unexpectedly 13 November 2012, Honda Civic
R/2012/071 Transmission may malfunction 16 July 2012, Honda Civic, Honda Jazz
R/2012/045 Low beam headlights may become inoperative 28 May 2012, Honda CR-V

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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