Vehicle recall R/2017/017

Honda Jazz and others recall: Airbag may fail to deploy correctly

DVSA recall R/2017/017 names the Honda Jazz, Honda Accord, Honda CR-V, Honda Civic and Honda Legend. It was launched 28 March 2017. It covers vehicles built 4 July 2008 to 4 January 2010.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2017/017
Launched: 28 March 2017
Issued by: HONDA MOTOR CO
Manufacturer reference: 6EB
Vehicles: 22,805 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

Abnormal deployment pressure may lead to rupture of the passenger's air bag inflator case. In the event of an inflator rupture metal fragments could be propelled into the passenger compartment

The fix

On affected vehicles replace the inflator inside the passenger's air bag module.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 22,805.
Model	Built
Honda Accord	4 July 2008 to 4 January 2010
Honda Civic	4 July 2008 to 4 January 2010
Honda CR-V	4 July 2008 to 4 January 2010
Honda Jazz	4 July 2008 to 4 January 2010
Honda Legend	4 July 2008 to 4 January 2010

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/2016/127 Passenger side airbag may fail to deploy correctly 8 August 2016, Honda Civic, Honda CR-V
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/2018/029 Passenger airbag may fail to deploy correctly 23 February 2018, Honda Jazz, Honda Accord, Honda Insight
R/2018/030 Passenger airbag may fail to deploy correctly 23 February 2018, Honda CR-V, Honda Civic

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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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