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Takata Airbag Inflator Recall Fact Sheet
August 30, two thousand seventeen – This document provides customers and other stakeholders with current, factual information on the Takata airbag inflator recall as it pertains to Honda and Acura in the United States. Unless otherwise noted, all information concerns the U.S. market only.
Key Facts for Owners of Unrepaired Vehicles
- Defective airbags can KILL or earnestly injure you or your passengers.
- Owners of affected vehicles should instantaneously schedule a FREE repair at authorized Acura and Honda dealers.
- Honda has replacement parts for ALL recalled Acura and Honda models.
- FREE rental car available to the vehicle proprietor for the day of the recall repair.
- Click here to determine if your vehicle is affected recalls.honda.com or recalls.acura.com.
- Call NOW for help 1-888-234-2138.
Table of Contents (use ctrl + click to hop to section)
Takata Data Manipulation and Guilty Prayer for Wire Fraud
- In spring 2015, Honda became aware of evidence that Takata had falsified and manipulated test data for certain airbag inflators. Honda expects its suppliers to act with integrity at all times and we remain deeply troubled by this behavior by one of our suppliers.
- In response to concerns about the spectacle and quality of Takata’s airbag inflators, Honda took the following deeds:
- On a global basis, no fresh Honda and Acura models presently under development will be tooled with a front driver or passenger Takata airbag inflator. (As of late 2016, no fresh Honda or Acura vehicles produced for sale in the U.S. featured Takata airbag inflators.)
- No replacement inflators now being used to repair Honda and Acura vehicles are supplied by Takata. All replacement inflators are now manufactured by alternative suppliers.
- At Honda’s request, Takata retained the services of a third party to conduct a thorough audit of all Takata dual stage frontal airbag inflator test data and related information that was supplied to Honda. The very first phase of this audit was ended in September two thousand sixteen and phase two is now underway.
Honda is deeply saddened by the harm Takata’s wrongdoing has caused to our customers. Honda remains focused on our urgent efforts to prevent extra injuries from the rupture of Takata airbag inflators. We urge owners of affected vehicles to finish the required recall repairs instantaneously. These repairs are free at all authorized Honda and Acura dealerships via the country.
Total Vehicles Recalled
Approximately 11.Four million Honda and Acura vehicles in the U.S. are subject to a recall or Safety Improvement Campaign related to Takata airbag inflator ruptures. Because certain, specific vehicles are subject to more than one recall (for example, both a driver and passenger airbag inflator recall) approximately 17.8 million total Takata airbag inflators have been recalled.
“Alpha” Inflators at High Risk
Summary of 2001-2003 vehicles that may be tooled with recalled Takata PSDI “Alpha” driver airbag inflators (Vehicle owners should check by VIN):
2001-2002 Honda Accord
2001-2002 Honda Civic
two thousand two Honda Odyssey
two thousand three Honda Pilot
2002-2003 Acura Three.2TL
two thousand three Acura Trio.2CL
High resolution photographs of these specific models, including current pics of the two thousand two Civic and two thousand one Accord at a Honda Service Center, are available for download by media here: http://www.hondanews.com/channels/psdi-recall-models/photos
Injuries & Deaths
Honda has confirmed eleven deaths and more than one hundred eighty injuries in the U.S. related to ruptures of driver’s front airbag inflators supplied by Takata. All of these events occurred in vehicles now covered by recalls. Honda sincerely apologizes to all individuals impacted by this issue, and extends our deepest, heartfelt sympathies to the families of those who have lost loved ones.
In addition, an automaker other than Honda has experienced a fatality in the U.S. due to the rupture of a Takata airbag inflator. So, the industry as a entire has experienced twelve fatalities in the U.S.
Outside the U.S., Honda has confirmed five deaths in Malaysia related to ruptures of single-stage Takata driver’s front airbag inflators, which are a different type of inflator that was never utilized in Honda or Acura vehicles in the U.S.
Dealer Repair & Rental Policy, and Support
Authorized Honda and Acura dealerships will make adequate repairs for free – there is no cost to the customer. If an holder requests alternative transportation for the day of the recall repair, Honda and Acura dealers are authorized to provide a free loaner or rental vehicle.
Dealers may now loan vehicles to teenage drivers, who are generally prohibited from renting or borrowing vehicles due to insurance policies. Honda has also enhanced associated reimbursement rates to dealers, and empowered them to loan and rent vehicles to registered owners of vehicles for the day of the recall repairs without seeking pre-approval from Honda.
To support dealers, Honda management and field operations staff are in constant communication with dealership principals and employees to ensure they are aware of the latest information and policies concerning the recall, and have the capacity to repair customer vehicles promptly.
Recall Repair Completion Rate
In the past year, Honda and Acura dealers have substituted upwards of 20,000 Takata airbag inflators on a daily basis. This rhythm of repairs is unprecedented in Honda’s history. In total, approximately ten million Takata inflators have been substituted. Considering the scale of the recall and the age of the vehicles involved, Honda is making sustained progress.
To compare this completion rate with other industry recalls, Honda analyzed fourteen unrelated automotive recall campaigns, with a combined volume of more than eight million vehicles. While Honda found completion rates of up to eighty percent for vehicles in the very first year of ownership, the company also found that the completion percentage declines with each passing year, to around thirty three percent in the 9th and 10th year of ownership. A significant number of vehicles affected by the Takata airbag inflator recalls are now or soon to be more than fifteen years old.
*Honda’s HAH zone is broader than the area originally identified by NHTSA and includes: Florida; Hawaii; Georgia; Alabama; Louisiana; Mississippi; Texas; South Carolina; California; North Carolina; Arkansas; Saipan; American Samoa; the U.S. Cherry Islands; and Puerto Rico.
Parts Supply Outlook
Commencing in late 2014, Honda worked to secure an enlargening supply of replacement inflators from alternative suppliers: Daicel, Autoliv and TRW. At this time, we are only substituting recalled inflators using inflators from these other suppliers, and Honda has no replacement inflators on backorder for any of the models presently subject to recall. Thus, there should be no significant parts-related delay for any vehicle proprietor seeking repair.
Ongoing Customer Notification Efforts
In total, Honda has made over one hundred thirty five million individual holder outreach attempts related to Takata airbag inflator recalls thus far, and the effort resumes. Honda has distributed at least one mailed notification letter, and in many cases several, to each and every registered proprietor of affected Honda and Acura vehicles for which actionable information exists in state registration records and other sources, including vehicles with salvage titles.
Honda pulls current addresses from state registration records for registered owners each and every time we send a fresh batch of recall notification letters. In total, Honda has distributed more than ninety million mailed notices pursuant to Takata airbag inflator recalls since 2008.
We have supplemented mailed notifications with the following deeds:
Takata Airbag Inflator Recall Fact Sheet, Honda Airbag Info
Honda Airbag Info
Takata Airbag Inflator Recall Fact Sheet
August 30, two thousand seventeen – This document provides customers and other stakeholders with current, factual information on the Takata airbag inflator recall as it pertains to Honda and Acura in the United States. Unless otherwise noted, all information concerns the U.S. market only.
Key Facts for Owners of Unrepaired Vehicles
- Defective airbags can KILL or earnestly injure you or your passengers.
- Owners of affected vehicles should instantly schedule a FREE repair at authorized Acura and Honda dealers.
- Honda has replacement parts for ALL recalled Acura and Honda models.
- FREE rental car available to the vehicle possessor for the day of the recall repair.
- Click here to determine if your vehicle is affected recalls.honda.com or recalls.acura.com.
- Call NOW for help 1-888-234-2138.
Table of Contents (use ctrl + click to leap to section)
Takata Data Manipulation and Guilty Prayer for Wire Fraud
- In spring 2015, Honda became aware of evidence that Takata had falsified and manipulated test data for certain airbag inflators. Honda expects its suppliers to act with integrity at all times and we remain deeply troubled by this behavior by one of our suppliers.
- In response to concerns about the spectacle and quality of Takata’s airbag inflators, Honda took the following deeds:
- On a global basis, no fresh Honda and Acura models presently under development will be tooled with a front driver or passenger Takata airbag inflator. (As of late 2016, no fresh Honda or Acura vehicles produced for sale in the U.S. featured Takata airbag inflators.)
- No replacement inflators now being used to repair Honda and Acura vehicles are supplied by Takata. All replacement inflators are now manufactured by alternative suppliers.
- At Honda’s request, Takata retained the services of a third party to conduct a thorough audit of all Takata dual stage frontal airbag inflator test data and related information that was supplied to Honda. The very first phase of this audit was ended in September two thousand sixteen and phase two is now underway.
Honda is deeply saddened by the harm Takata’s wrongdoing has caused to our customers. Honda remains focused on our urgent efforts to prevent extra injuries from the rupture of Takata airbag inflators. We urge owners of affected vehicles to finish the required recall repairs instantaneously. These repairs are free at all authorized Honda and Acura dealerships across the country.
Total Vehicles Recalled
Approximately 11.Four million Honda and Acura vehicles in the U.S. are subject to a recall or Safety Improvement Campaign related to Takata airbag inflator ruptures. Because certain, specific vehicles are subject to more than one recall (for example, both a driver and passenger airbag inflator recall) approximately 17.8 million total Takata airbag inflators have been recalled.
“Alpha” Inflators at High Risk
Summary of 2001-2003 vehicles that may be tooled with recalled Takata PSDI “Alpha” driver airbag inflators (Vehicle owners should check by VIN):
2001-2002 Honda Accord
2001-2002 Honda Civic
two thousand two Honda Odyssey
two thousand three Honda Pilot
2002-2003 Acura Trio.2TL
two thousand three Acura Three.2CL
High resolution photographs of these specific models, including current pics of the two thousand two Civic and two thousand one Accord at a Honda Service Center, are available for download by media here: http://www.hondanews.com/channels/psdi-recall-models/photos
Injuries & Deaths
Honda has confirmed eleven deaths and more than one hundred eighty injuries in the U.S. related to ruptures of driver’s front airbag inflators supplied by Takata. All of these events occurred in vehicles now covered by recalls. Honda sincerely apologizes to all individuals impacted by this issue, and extends our deepest, heartfelt sympathies to the families of those who have lost loved ones.
In addition, an automaker other than Honda has experienced a fatality in the U.S. due to the rupture of a Takata airbag inflator. So, the industry as a entire has experienced twelve fatalities in the U.S.
Outside the U.S., Honda has confirmed five deaths in Malaysia related to ruptures of single-stage Takata driver’s front airbag inflators, which are a different type of inflator that was never utilized in Honda or Acura vehicles in the U.S.
Dealer Repair & Rental Policy, and Support
Authorized Honda and Acura dealerships will make adequate repairs for free – there is no cost to the customer. If an possessor requests alternative transportation for the day of the recall repair, Honda and Acura dealers are authorized to provide a free loaner or rental vehicle.
Dealers may now loan vehicles to teenage drivers, who are generally prohibited from renting or borrowing vehicles due to insurance policies. Honda has also enhanced associated reimbursement rates to dealers, and empowered them to loan and rent vehicles to registered owners of vehicles for the day of the recall repairs without seeking pre-approval from Honda.
To support dealers, Honda management and field operations staff are in constant communication with dealership principals and employees to ensure they are aware of the latest information and policies concerning the recall, and have the capacity to repair customer vehicles promptly.
Recall Repair Completion Rate
In the past year, Honda and Acura dealers have substituted upwards of 20,000 Takata airbag inflators on a daily basis. This tempo of repairs is unprecedented in Honda’s history. In total, approximately ten million Takata inflators have been substituted. Considering the scale of the recall and the age of the vehicles involved, Honda is making constant progress.
To compare this completion rate with other industry recalls, Honda analyzed fourteen unrelated automotive recall campaigns, with a combined volume of more than eight million vehicles. While Honda found completion rates of up to eighty percent for vehicles in the very first year of ownership, the company also found that the completion percentage declines with each passing year, to around thirty three percent in the 9th and 10th year of ownership. A significant number of vehicles affected by the Takata airbag inflator recalls are now or soon to be more than fifteen years old.
*Honda’s HAH zone is broader than the area originally identified by NHTSA and includes: Florida; Hawaii; Georgia; Alabama; Louisiana; Mississippi; Texas; South Carolina; California; North Carolina; Arkansas; Saipan; American Samoa; the U.S. Cherry Islands; and Puerto Rico.
Parts Supply Outlook
Beginning in late 2014, Honda worked to secure an enlargening supply of replacement inflators from alternative suppliers: Daicel, Autoliv and TRW. At this time, we are only substituting recalled inflators using inflators from these other suppliers, and Honda has no replacement inflators on backorder for any of the models presently subject to recall. Thus, there should be no significant parts-related delay for any vehicle possessor seeking repair.
Ongoing Customer Notification Efforts
In total, Honda has made over one hundred thirty five million individual possessor outreach attempts related to Takata airbag inflator recalls thus far, and the effort proceeds. Honda has distributed at least one mailed notification letter, and in many cases several, to each and every registered holder of affected Honda and Acura vehicles for which actionable information exists in state registration records and other sources, including vehicles with salvage titles.
Honda pulls current addresses from state registration records for registered owners each and every time we send a fresh batch of recall notification letters. In total, Honda has distributed more than ninety million mailed notices pursuant to Takata airbag inflator recalls since 2008.
We have supplemented mailed notifications with the following deeds:
Takata Airbag Inflator Recall Fact Sheet, Honda Airbag Info
Honda Airbag Info
Takata Airbag Inflator Recall Fact Sheet
August 30, two thousand seventeen – This document provides customers and other stakeholders with current, factual information on the Takata airbag inflator recall as it pertains to Honda and Acura in the United States. Unless otherwise noted, all information concerns the U.S. market only.
Key Facts for Owners of Unrepaired Vehicles
- Defective airbags can KILL or earnestly injure you or your passengers.
- Owners of affected vehicles should instantly schedule a FREE repair at authorized Acura and Honda dealers.
- Honda has replacement parts for ALL recalled Acura and Honda models.
- FREE rental car available to the vehicle holder for the day of the recall repair.
- Click here to determine if your vehicle is affected recalls.honda.com or recalls.acura.com.
- Call NOW for help 1-888-234-2138.
Table of Contents (use ctrl + click to leap to section)
Takata Data Manipulation and Guilty Prayer for Wire Fraud
- In spring 2015, Honda became aware of evidence that Takata had falsified and manipulated test data for certain airbag inflators. Honda expects its suppliers to act with integrity at all times and we remain deeply troubled by this behavior by one of our suppliers.
- In response to concerns about the spectacle and quality of Takata’s airbag inflators, Honda took the following deeds:
- On a global basis, no fresh Honda and Acura models presently under development will be tooled with a front driver or passenger Takata airbag inflator. (As of late 2016, no fresh Honda or Acura vehicles produced for sale in the U.S. featured Takata airbag inflators.)
- No replacement inflators now being used to repair Honda and Acura vehicles are supplied by Takata. All replacement inflators are now manufactured by alternative suppliers.
- At Honda’s request, Takata retained the services of a third party to conduct a thorough audit of all Takata dual stage frontal airbag inflator test data and related information that was supplied to Honda. The very first phase of this audit was ended in September two thousand sixteen and phase two is now underway.
Honda is deeply saddened by the harm Takata’s wrongdoing has caused to our customers. Honda remains focused on our urgent efforts to prevent extra injuries from the rupture of Takata airbag inflators. We urge owners of affected vehicles to finish the required recall repairs instantly. These repairs are free at all authorized Honda and Acura dealerships across the country.
Total Vehicles Recalled
Approximately 11.Four million Honda and Acura vehicles in the U.S. are subject to a recall or Safety Improvement Campaign related to Takata airbag inflator ruptures. Because certain, specific vehicles are subject to more than one recall (for example, both a driver and passenger airbag inflator recall) approximately 17.8 million total Takata airbag inflators have been recalled.
“Alpha” Inflators at High Risk
Summary of 2001-2003 vehicles that may be tooled with recalled Takata PSDI “Alpha” driver airbag inflators (Vehicle owners should check by VIN):
2001-2002 Honda Accord
2001-2002 Honda Civic
two thousand two Honda Odyssey
two thousand three Honda Pilot
2002-2003 Acura Trio.2TL
two thousand three Acura Trio.2CL
High resolution photographs of these specific models, including current pics of the two thousand two Civic and two thousand one Accord at a Honda Service Center, are available for download by media here: http://www.hondanews.com/channels/psdi-recall-models/photos
Injuries & Deaths
Honda has confirmed eleven deaths and more than one hundred eighty injuries in the U.S. related to ruptures of driver’s front airbag inflators supplied by Takata. All of these events occurred in vehicles now covered by recalls. Honda sincerely apologizes to all individuals impacted by this issue, and extends our deepest, heartfelt sympathies to the families of those who have lost loved ones.
In addition, an automaker other than Honda has experienced a fatality in the U.S. due to the rupture of a Takata airbag inflator. So, the industry as a entire has experienced twelve fatalities in the U.S.
Outside the U.S., Honda has confirmed five deaths in Malaysia related to ruptures of single-stage Takata driver’s front airbag inflators, which are a different type of inflator that was never utilized in Honda or Acura vehicles in the U.S.
Dealer Repair & Rental Policy, and Support
Authorized Honda and Acura dealerships will make suitable repairs for free – there is no cost to the customer. If an proprietor requests alternative transportation for the day of the recall repair, Honda and Acura dealers are authorized to provide a free loaner or rental vehicle.
Dealers may now loan vehicles to teenage drivers, who are generally prohibited from renting or borrowing vehicles due to insurance policies. Honda has also enlargened associated reimbursement rates to dealers, and empowered them to loan and rent vehicles to registered owners of vehicles for the day of the recall repairs without seeking pre-approval from Honda.
To support dealers, Honda management and field operations staff are in constant communication with dealership principals and employees to ensure they are aware of the latest information and policies concerning the recall, and have the capacity to repair customer vehicles promptly.
Recall Repair Completion Rate
In the past year, Honda and Acura dealers have substituted upwards of 20,000 Takata airbag inflators on a daily basis. This tempo of repairs is unprecedented in Honda’s history. In total, approximately ten million Takata inflators have been substituted. Considering the scale of the recall and the age of the vehicles involved, Honda is making constant progress.
To compare this completion rate with other industry recalls, Honda analyzed fourteen unrelated automotive recall campaigns, with a combined volume of more than eight million vehicles. While Honda found completion rates of up to eighty percent for vehicles in the very first year of ownership, the company also found that the completion percentage declines with each passing year, to around thirty three percent in the 9th and 10th year of ownership. A significant number of vehicles affected by the Takata airbag inflator recalls are now or soon to be more than fifteen years old.
*Honda’s HAH zone is broader than the area originally identified by NHTSA and includes: Florida; Hawaii; Georgia; Alabama; Louisiana; Mississippi; Texas; South Carolina; California; North Carolina; Arkansas; Saipan; American Samoa; the U.S. Cherry Islands; and Puerto Rico.
Parts Supply Outlook
Beginning in late 2014, Honda worked to secure an enhancing supply of replacement inflators from alternative suppliers: Daicel, Autoliv and TRW. At this time, we are only substituting recalled inflators using inflators from these other suppliers, and Honda has no replacement inflators on backorder for any of the models presently subject to recall. Thus, there should be no significant parts-related delay for any vehicle possessor seeking repair.
Ongoing Customer Notification Efforts
In total, Honda has made over one hundred thirty five million individual proprietor outreach attempts related to Takata airbag inflator recalls thus far, and the effort proceeds. Honda has distributed at least one mailed notification letter, and in many cases several, to each and every registered possessor of affected Honda and Acura vehicles for which actionable information exists in state registration records and other sources, including vehicles with salvage titles.
Honda pulls current addresses from state registration records for registered owners each and every time we send a fresh batch of recall notification letters. In total, Honda has distributed more than ninety million mailed notices pursuant to Takata airbag inflator recalls since 2008.
We have supplemented mailed notifications with the following deeds:
Takata Airbag Inflator Recall Fact Sheet, Honda Airbag Info
Honda Airbag Info
Takata Airbag Inflator Recall Fact Sheet
August 30, two thousand seventeen – This document provides customers and other stakeholders with current, factual information on the Takata airbag inflator recall as it pertains to Honda and Acura in the United States. Unless otherwise noted, all information concerns the U.S. market only.
Key Facts for Owners of Unrepaired Vehicles
- Defective airbags can KILL or gravely injure you or your passengers.
- Owners of affected vehicles should instantly schedule a FREE repair at authorized Acura and Honda dealers.
- Honda has replacement parts for ALL recalled Acura and Honda models.
- FREE rental car available to the vehicle proprietor for the day of the recall repair.
- Click here to determine if your vehicle is affected recalls.honda.com or recalls.acura.com.
- Call NOW for help 1-888-234-2138.
Table of Contents (use ctrl + click to leap to section)
Takata Data Manipulation and Guilty Prayer for Wire Fraud
- In spring 2015, Honda became aware of evidence that Takata had falsified and manipulated test data for certain airbag inflators. Honda expects its suppliers to act with integrity at all times and we remain deeply troubled by this behavior by one of our suppliers.
- In response to concerns about the spectacle and quality of Takata’s airbag inflators, Honda took the following deeds:
- On a global basis, no fresh Honda and Acura models presently under development will be tooled with a front driver or passenger Takata airbag inflator. (As of late 2016, no fresh Honda or Acura vehicles produced for sale in the U.S. featured Takata airbag inflators.)
- No replacement inflators now being used to repair Honda and Acura vehicles are supplied by Takata. All replacement inflators are now manufactured by alternative suppliers.
- At Honda’s request, Takata retained the services of a third party to conduct a thorough audit of all Takata dual stage frontal airbag inflator test data and related information that was supplied to Honda. The very first phase of this audit was ended in September two thousand sixteen and phase two is now underway.
Honda is deeply saddened by the harm Takata’s wrongdoing has caused to our customers. Honda remains focused on our urgent efforts to prevent extra injuries from the rupture of Takata airbag inflators. We urge owners of affected vehicles to finish the required recall repairs instantly. These repairs are free at all authorized Honda and Acura dealerships across the country.
Total Vehicles Recalled
Approximately 11.Four million Honda and Acura vehicles in the U.S. are subject to a recall or Safety Improvement Campaign related to Takata airbag inflator ruptures. Because certain, specific vehicles are subject to more than one recall (for example, both a driver and passenger airbag inflator recall) approximately 17.8 million total Takata airbag inflators have been recalled.
“Alpha” Inflators at High Risk
Summary of 2001-2003 vehicles that may be tooled with recalled Takata PSDI “Alpha” driver airbag inflators (Vehicle owners should check by VIN):
2001-2002 Honda Accord
2001-2002 Honda Civic
two thousand two Honda Odyssey
two thousand three Honda Pilot
2002-2003 Acura Trio.2TL
two thousand three Acura Trio.2CL
High resolution photographs of these specific models, including current pictures of the two thousand two Civic and two thousand one Accord at a Honda Service Center, are available for download by media here: http://www.hondanews.com/channels/psdi-recall-models/photos
Injuries & Deaths
Honda has confirmed eleven deaths and more than one hundred eighty injuries in the U.S. related to ruptures of driver’s front airbag inflators supplied by Takata. All of these events occurred in vehicles now covered by recalls. Honda sincerely apologizes to all individuals impacted by this issue, and extends our deepest, heartfelt sympathies to the families of those who have lost loved ones.
In addition, an automaker other than Honda has experienced a fatality in the U.S. due to the rupture of a Takata airbag inflator. So, the industry as a entire has experienced twelve fatalities in the U.S.
Outside the U.S., Honda has confirmed five deaths in Malaysia related to ruptures of single-stage Takata driver’s front airbag inflators, which are a different type of inflator that was never utilized in Honda or Acura vehicles in the U.S.
Dealer Repair & Rental Policy, and Support
Authorized Honda and Acura dealerships will make suitable repairs for free – there is no cost to the customer. If an possessor requests alternative transportation for the day of the recall repair, Honda and Acura dealers are authorized to provide a free loaner or rental vehicle.
Dealers may now loan vehicles to teenage drivers, who are generally prohibited from renting or borrowing vehicles due to insurance policies. Honda has also enlargened associated reimbursement rates to dealers, and empowered them to loan and rent vehicles to registered owners of vehicles for the day of the recall repairs without seeking pre-approval from Honda.
To support dealers, Honda management and field operations staff are in constant communication with dealership principals and employees to ensure they are aware of the latest information and policies concerning the recall, and have the capacity to repair customer vehicles promptly.
Recall Repair Completion Rate
In the past year, Honda and Acura dealers have substituted upwards of 20,000 Takata airbag inflators on a daily basis. This rhythm of repairs is unprecedented in Honda’s history. In total, approximately ten million Takata inflators have been substituted. Considering the scale of the recall and the age of the vehicles involved, Honda is making constant progress.
To compare this completion rate with other industry recalls, Honda analyzed fourteen unrelated automotive recall campaigns, with a combined volume of more than eight million vehicles. While Honda found completion rates of up to eighty percent for vehicles in the very first year of ownership, the company also found that the completion percentage declines with each passing year, to around thirty three percent in the 9th and 10th year of ownership. A significant number of vehicles affected by the Takata airbag inflator recalls are now or soon to be more than fifteen years old.
*Honda’s HAH zone is broader than the area originally identified by NHTSA and includes: Florida; Hawaii; Georgia; Alabama; Louisiana; Mississippi; Texas; South Carolina; California; North Carolina; Arkansas; Saipan; American Samoa; the U.S. Cherry Islands; and Puerto Rico.
Parts Supply Outlook
Embarking in late 2014, Honda worked to secure an enhancing supply of replacement inflators from alternative suppliers: Daicel, Autoliv and TRW. At this time, we are only substituting recalled inflators using inflators from these other suppliers, and Honda has no replacement inflators on backorder for any of the models presently subject to recall. Thus, there should be no significant parts-related delay for any vehicle proprietor seeking repair.
Ongoing Customer Notification Efforts
In total, Honda has made over one hundred thirty five million individual holder outreach attempts related to Takata airbag inflator recalls thus far, and the effort resumes. Honda has distributed at least one mailed notification letter, and in many cases several, to each and every registered proprietor of affected Honda and Acura vehicles for which actionable information exists in state registration records and other sources, including vehicles with salvage titles.
Honda pulls current addresses from state registration records for registered owners each and every time we send a fresh batch of recall notification letters. In total, Honda has distributed more than ninety million mailed notices pursuant to Takata airbag inflator recalls since 2008.
We have supplemented mailed notifications with the following deeds:
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