Vehicle recall R/2018/119

Honda Civic recall: Side airbag may fail to deploy as intended

DVSA recall R/2018/119 names the Honda Civic. It was launched 27 July 2018. It covers vehicles built 20 September 2016 to 13 September 2017.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2018/119
Launched: 27 July 2018
Issued by: HONDA MOTOR CO
Manufacturer reference: HUK6BP
Vehicles: DVSA lists 8 on each model line

What can go wrong

The front seat back pad mould (seat back cushion) and side airbag (SAB) are fitted to the seat back frame. The SAB is fitted underneath the pad mould and the pad mould has been designed with a slit that allows the SAB to deploy from underneath the pad mould. Seat back pad moulds that were supplied for after-sales use were not manufactured correctly; the slit process was not completed. When a front seat pad without the slit is assembled to the car it may block SAB deployment and may not satisfy occupant protection performance which is a non-conformance to side impact regulation.

The fix

Registered owners of affected vehicles will receive a notification letter that will ask them to take their vehicles to a dealership or authorised repairer for a free repair. The technician will carry out inspection to verify the condition of the front seat back pad mould and will replace the pad mould and if necessary the seat heater element and seat back cover.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 8. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Honda Civic	20 September 2016 to 13 September 2017	8
Honda Civic	12 April 2017 to 31 July 2017	8

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/2018/030 Passenger airbag may fail to deploy correctly 23 February 2018, Honda CR-V, Honda Civic
R/2019/125 Inner pressure of the inflator may irregularly rise upon airbag deployment rupturing the inflator container 29 May 2019, Honda Civic, Honda Accord
R/2019/246 Possible air bag inflator rupture 29 August 2019, Honda Jazz, Honda Civic, Honda CR-V
R/2019/245 Possible air bag inflator rupture 29 August 2019, Honda Jazz, Honda Civic, Honda Insight
R/2019/243 Possible air bag inflator rupture 29 August 2019, Honda CR-V, Honda Insight, Honda Accord and others
R/2017/017 Airbag may fail to deploy correctly 28 March 2017, Honda Jazz, Honda Accord, Honda CR-V 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. 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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