[CL9] Airbag recall

[Fredoops]

Is your Euro one of these? if so.... you got an airbag recall coming

Accord CL9
Model year: 2003
Vin from: JHMCL96803C200047
Vin to: JHMCL95803C217527
Production date from: 2003/01/13
Production date to: 2003/10/14


basically the first 2 batches of euro's into Australia.

details here
https://www.recalls.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/1047043

look for this file on the page:
Honda AUSTRALIA June 2014 additional VIN numbers.pdf (27.6 KB)


EDIT:
May 2015
RECALL Expanded now includes 2004-2007 MY Accord Euro
https://www.recalls.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/1070990

[markcrx]

Thanks Fred.

Just have to make sure they don't touch my computer while it's there since you've reflashed it!

[Fredoops]

Thanks Fred.

Just have to make sure they don't touch my computer while it's there since you've reflashed it!


Even if they do just come back I'll fix it up for you no worries.

[markcrx]

Even if they do just come back I'll fix it up for you no worries.

Thanks mate.

[chuboy]

04-07 Euros now affected as well. http://www.recalls.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/1070990

Called the dealer today to book in the service before they are swamped, they knew nothing about it lol. I guess I will wait a few days and call back.

[euro24L]

Not sure if my 2006 Euro is affected...

According to
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Vehicle_Identification_Numbers_(VIN_codes)/Honda/VIN_Codes
http://www.vindecoderz.com/EN/Honda

(ps. these are the 2006 ranges only!)
My 2006 Euro's VIN: JHMCL9 5306C 207xxx
Recall is FROM: JHMCL9 6306C 200228
Recall is TO: JHMCL9 5806C 222673



5 = Body type and transmission
3 = Grade
0 = Check grade
6 = Year
C = Plant

Question 1. Why does the recall start at a higher VIN code JHMCL9 6306C and go down to JHMCL9 5806C (63 is higher than 58)
Question 2. I assume we just ignore the middle part of the VIN altogether, and just focus on the last 6 serial digits. If that is the case, then my VIN is in-between:

200228 Recall Start
207xxx My Euro <<< in between!
222673 Recall End

Therefore my Euro IS affected, correct?

( by the way, just realised it is the passengers front airbag, not the drivers thankfully )

[fairplay]

Welp looks like i need new airbags.



Not sure if my 2006 Euro is affected...

According to
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Vehicle_Identification_Numbers_(VIN_codes)/Honda/VIN_Codes
http://www.vindecoderz.com/EN/Honda

(ps. these are the 2006 ranges only!)
My 2006 Euro's VIN: JHMCL9 5306C 207xxx
Recall is FROM: JHMCL9 6306C 200228
Recall is TO: JHMCL9 5806C 222673



5 = Body type and transmission
3 = Grade
0 = Check grade
6 = Year
C = Plant

Question 1. Why does the recall start at a higher VIN code JHMCL9 6306C and go down to JHMCL9 5806C (63 is higher than 58)
Question 2. I assume we just ignore the middle part of the VIN altogether, and just focus on the last 6 serial digits. If that is the case, then my VIN is in-between:

200228 Recall Start
207xxx My Euro <<< in between!
222673 Recall End

Therefore my Euro IS affected, correct?

( by the way, just realised it is the passengers front airbag, not the drivers thankfully )

Correct you want the last 6. If you look at the codes you'll see that for 2006 its 200228-222673 if your vin is between this you need a replacement.

[euro24L]

Thought so, thanks for clarifying.
Passengers can jump in the back for the meantime unless they dont mind random shrapnel busting through their left eye (happened to some dude in the US).

[AndrewRox22]

Welp looks like i need new airbags.




Correct you want the last 6. If you look at the codes you'll see that for 2006 its 200228-222673 if your vin is between this you need a replacement.


Are you sure? mine is 203738 and when i called my dealer with it, they claim that I am no affected (also 06 Euro Lux)

EDIT: just called Honda Aus head office and they have also confirmed that mine isn't yet recalled but they are awaiting Honda Japan for any more being affected

[chuboy]

Are you sure? mine is 203738 and when i called my dealer with it, they claim that I am no affected (also 06 Euro Lux)

EDIT: just called Honda Aus head office and they have also confirmed that mine isn't yet recalled but they are awaiting Honda Japan for any more being affected

Same, dealer had no idea about the recall when it was first announced the other day. Called Honda today to confirm my postal address and they said my vehicle is not affected (although it is in the range of VINs), but Honda Japan has to provide updates.

What a shitstorm, it will take years to replace all these airbag modules. I just have to cross fingers that I haven't got anything wrong with mine because I almost always have a passenger in the car.

(Compared to the number of affected vehicles that would have been in bad accidents to date, not that many have been made worse by a dodgy airbag - so there is a little hope.)

[s20061188]

Just back from Rosebery Honda dealer And confirm my postol address. They have confirmed my 2006 lux is within range of recall but still need time to confirm which one was affected ! Right now I would just drive my wrx :( . Maybe I shd wear a helmet when driving the euro for repair.

[TRaNz]

faaaa, mines probably affected i rekcon. geez an 04 model to do recall after all this time.
Anyone have an idea or heard how long this airbag replacement takes? Fred? you normally know the answers to this stuff. lol.
Id hate to leave me car there for a day. have to explain to them what not to touch and ruin. hahaha

[Blaze]

10 years to find out about a recall....that's pretty poor. I wonder how they found out.

[pat88c]

Just back from Rosebery Honda dealer And confirm my postol address. They have confirmed my 2006 lux is within range of recall but still need time to confirm which one was affected ! Right now I would just drive my wrx :( . Maybe I shd wear a helmet when driving the euro for repair.

Maybe set of safety glasses or be cool wear black sunglasses like the blues brothers at night

[Jasemas]

10 years to find out about a recall....that's pretty poor. I wonder how they found out.

By people having the juggular ripped open on a car accident when the airbag deploys
There have been a few fatalities in the USA

[chuboy]

The whole situation stinks of a cover up by Takata.

Having said that, the nature of the problem is something that develops over time due to moisture ingress so it wouldn't be immediately obvious in lab testing.

[AusVTi-R]

faaaa, mines probably affected i rekcon. geez an 04 model to do recall after all this time.
Anyone have an idea or heard how long this airbag replacement takes? Fred? you normally know the answers to this stuff. lol.
Id hate to leave me car there for a day. have to explain to them what not to touch and ruin. hahaha

It's not a replacement of the airbag itself, it's the inflator canister.
Time will really depend on the model of car and how easy it is to access the inflator.
At work I can do a corolla in 20 mins, which involves removing the whole dash.
Contact your local dealer (if your VIN is within the range) and they should be able to give you a specific time allocation under their warranty procedures.

And if anybody has aftermarket ecu's, generally the battery will be disconnected because any form of voltage whilst dealing with the SRS system is touch and go. (Not sure if this affects the memory of the tune, just a heads up)

[TRaNz]

It's not a replacement of the airbag itself, it's the inflator canister.
Time will really depend on the model of car and how easy it is to access the inflator.
At work I can do a corolla in 20 mins, which involves removing the whole dash.
Contact your local dealer (if your VIN is within the range) and they should be able to give you a specific time allocation under their warranty procedures.

And if anybody has aftermarket ecu's, generally the battery will be disconnected because any form of voltage whilst dealing with the SRS system is touch and go. (Not sure if this affects the memory of the tune, just a heads up)

Yep, did a call today, and to my shock my VIN didnt come up in red with a RECALL next to it. =D
But that being said i asked anyway just incase, the guy said it would only take 20-30 mins to do, so just like you mentioned. =)

[CL9er]

Just checked the recall website and it includes all CL9s and early CU2s as well now...

[AndrewRox22]

Are you sure? mine is 203738 and when i called my dealer with it, they claim that I am no affected (also 06 Euro Lux)

EDIT: just called Honda Aus head office and they have also confirmed that mine isn't yet recalled but they are awaiting Honda Japan for any more being affected


UPDATE: emailed yesterday night and got a reply from head office saying that my car is now included..... called my dealer and they have put my name on the list to be notified when parts arrive from backorder... They better not forget....

[SPQR]

Scary stuff. Both my CRVs are affected as well as my old CL9.

Admission from VW that the DSG gearbox can cause its cars to lose power suddenly: https://www.recalls.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/1053555

[ramadhan685]

Got mine done this week. Took about 3 hours. They did a 10 pt check too. But no wash :(

[131]

called my dealer and they have put my name on the list to be notified when parts arrive from backorder... They better not forget....

The local Honda mob have ordered the bits for mine, they'll contact me when they arrive, apparently.

[ds4]

The VIN on my 2008 CL9 is _________________

When I checked the letter 2008 YM Model From JHMCL9 6808C 200002 to JHMCL9 6908C 212612. Does that mean mine is not recalled?

[Fredoops]

The VIN on my 2008 CL9 is ____________________

When I checked the letter 2008 YM Model From JHMCL9 6808C 200002 to JHMCL9 6908C 212612. Does that mean mine is not recalled?

dont post your VIN online

and yes, that means you're outside of the recall

[ds4]

Thanks Fredoops

[AndrewRox22]

The local Honda mob have ordered the bits for mine, they'll contact me when they arrive, apparently.

yeah, checked a few weeks later and they are still waiting for parts.... when I gave them my rego number they said i was already on the list... but they could not tell me how many people I am waiting behind in this list

received the official recall letter last week..... We have a new honda that gets serviced with them so i can keep bugging them

[tron07]

mine is a facelifted 06 and I did receive a letter regarding the recall, gonna get it done in the next service

[AndrewRox22]

mine is a facelifted 06 and I did receive a letter regarding the recall, gonna get it done in the next service

are you certain they have the part ready for you? quite a long wait for mine to arrive and they are coming in very limited numbers

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

but they could not tell me how many people I am behind in this list

That sounds more like it.

[uttcl9]

so they will remove the whole dash to get it(passenger side inflator) done,or just the glove box.

[Fredoops]

Just the glove box area

[konektado]

When will the parts come? Coz when i called them last month..they said this month

[Jasemas]

When the supplier that Hondas has chosen, have made them to proper spec lol

[AndrewRox22]

When will the parts come? Coz when i called them last month..they said this month

you are asking the wrong people, i'm still waiting lol....

[AndrewRox22]

UPDATE: emailed yesterday night and got a reply from head office saying that my car is now included..... called my dealer and they have put my name on the list to be notified when parts arrive from backorder... They better not forget....

so...... it's taken 3 months but I am booked in for mid October to have it fitted

[uttcl9]

dont konw why you guys wait such a long time for the parts,i just walked in eastern honda 2 weeks ago and they did it 2days after. so i belive they have the parts.so just give them a call

[uttcl9]

Just the glove box area

they dont touch my glove box. they peel the srs airbag cover on top of the dash

[AndrewRox22]

dont konw why you guys wait such a long time for the parts,i just walked in eastern honda 2 weeks ago and they did it 2days after. so i belive they have the parts.so just give them a call

have you considered that you walked in 2 weeks ago? and we called as soon as it was announced for Euros? before the dealers received the parts?

[Jasemas]

they dont touch my glove box. they peel the srs airbag cover on top of the dash

You can only remove the airbag from the bottom - in this case the globe box needs to be removed lol