Vehicle recall R/2015/043

Honda Civic and others recall: Passenger side airbag may fail to deploy correctly

DVSA recall R/2015/043 names the Honda Civic, Honda CR-V, Honda Stream, Honda Jazz and Honda Accord. It was launched 16 March 2015. It covers vehicles built 2 January 2003 to 27 December 2003.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2015/043
Launched: 16 March 2015
Issued by: HONDA MOTOR CO
Manufacturer reference: HUK5NN
Vehicles: 31,135 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: 31,135.
Model	Built
Honda Accord	2 January 2003 to 27 December 2003
Honda Civic	2 January 2003 to 27 December 2003
Honda CR-V	2 January 2003 to 27 December 2003
Honda Jazz	2 January 2003 to 27 December 2003
Honda Stream	2 January 2003 to 27 December 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/2014/158 Drivers airbag may rupture if deployed 5 January 2015, Honda Civic, Honda Jazz
R/2015/104 Passenger side airbag may fail to deploy correctly 29 June 2015, Honda Stream, Honda Jazz, Honda Civic and others
R/2015/103 Drivers airbag may rupture if deployed 29 June 2015, Honda Jazz, Honda CR-V, Honda Civic
R/2015/102 Unintended braking may occur 10 July 2015, Honda CR-V
R/2015/143 Drivers airbag may rupture if deployed 23 October 2015, Honda Insight, Honda Jazz
R/2014/027 Wrong size brake discs could reduce brake performance 17 March 2014, 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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