TAKATA PSPI AIR BAG INFLATOR
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Takata has issued a recall for certain frontal passenger air bag inflators that may rupture during a crash, potentially sending metal fragments into vehicle occupants and causing serious injury or death. The affected inflators were installed in specific Honda and Mazda vehicles from model years 2001-2008, including certain 2003 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Honda Civic, 2002-2004 Honda CR-V, and 2003-2008 Mazda 6 vehicles, either as original equipment or replacement parts.
The recall is being conducted in phases, beginning with vehicles in high-humidity areas including Florida, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Hawaii, other U.S. territories, and parts of the Gulf Coast and Southeast (Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi). Takata is working with vehicle manufacturers to identify which vehicles contain the affected inflators, and affected consumers should expect their vehicle manufacturer to announce specific recalls as this process continues. NHTSA will provide additional information as it becomes available.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passengers frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Takata will be working with vehicle manufacturers to identify into which vehicles the affected inflators were installed either as original or replacement equipment during service. As this work progresses, numerous vehicle recalls will likely be announced by the impacted vehicle manufacturers. NHTSA will supply this information as soon as possible. NOTE: This recall is being conducted in phases, with the first phase to address vehicles sold or ever registered in the areas of high absolute humidity and that have indicated the highest risk in testing and field experience. These areas include: Florida, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Hawaii, the outlying U.S. territories, Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi.
On May 18, 2015, Takata Corporation (Takata) determined that some model PSPI air bag inflators assembled as part of the frontal passenger air bag module for certain model year 2003 Honda Accord vehicles and certain model year 2001-2005 Honda Civic vehicles, and used as original or replacement equipment during service, may rupture from exposure to persistent conditions of high absolute humidity and/or due to manufacturing variability. On December 15, 2015, Takata filed an expansion to include additional PSPI inflators installed in certain model year 2002-2004 Honda CR-V and model year 2003-2008 Mazda 6 vehicles.
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.