Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) will voluntarily recall 8,365 units of 1997-1999 Accord, CR-V and Legend models as part of Honda’s precautionary recall campaign concerning Takata airbag inflators. The campaign is part of Honda’s proactive effort to ensure safety of the owners and to avoid any unfortunate circumstance in the future.

The affected models’ Takata front driver side airbag inflators may have a tendency to rupture upon deployment due to excessive internal pressure, which may result to serious injury to the vehicle’s driver.

The recall covers 1,474 units of 1998-1999 Accord, 6,889 units of 1997-1999 CR-V, and two units of 1998 Legend.

Affected customers may avail of the airbag inflator replacement in any of the 38 Honda Cars dealerships nationwide. Replacement parts and labor for this voluntary airbag inflator recall is free of charge and servicing process may take up to a maximum of one hour.

A recall notification letter will be mailed to owners of affected vehicles. Customers may also verify if their vehicle is affected by encoding its 17-digit Chassis Number or Vehicle Identification Number in the Chassis/VIN search tool of the recall information webpage HERE.

HCPI apologizes for any inconvenience caused to owners of these vehicles and assures that this voluntary safety recall is conducted to ensure their safety. HCPI would also like to urge owners of the affected Honda models to have their vehicles checked right away.