Vehicle recall R/2016/127

Honda Civic and Honda CR-V recall: Passenger side airbag may fail to deploy correctly

DVSA recall R/2016/127 names the Honda Civic and Honda CR-V. It was launched 8 August 2016. It covers vehicles built 1 December 2005 to 31 December 2008.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2016/127
Launched: 8 August 2016
Issued by: HONDA MOTOR CO
Manufacturer reference: HUK6EA
Vehicles: DVSA lists 46,444 on each model line

What can go wrong

In the event that the airbag is activated excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator body to rupture and metal fragments may pass through the cushion material causing injury to the vehicle occupants and / or in the most serious case a fatality.

The fix

On affected vehicles replace the passenger front air bag module.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 46,444. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Honda Civic	1 December 2005 to 31 December 2008	46,444
Honda CR-V	1 December 2005 to 31 December 2008	46,444

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/2016/177 Possible wheel lock when ABS activated 12 August 2016, Honda Civic
R/2016/165 Vehicle stability control may not operate correctly 22 July 2016, Honda Civic
R/2016/045 Drivers airbag inflator may rupture if deployed 16 May 2016, Honda Jazz, Honda Civic, Honda FR-V and others
R/2017/017 Airbag may fail to deploy correctly 28 March 2017, Honda Jazz, Honda Accord, Honda CR-V and others
R/2015/102 Unintended braking may occur 10 July 2015, Honda CR-V
R/2015/104 Passenger side airbag may fail to deploy correctly 29 June 2015, Honda Stream, Honda Jazz, Honda Civic and others

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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. On this page we also replaced a word that reads as a rating or an endorsement with a plain one. 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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