Honda Recalls Nearly 100K Vehicles Over Dangerous Airbag Deployment Risk
Honda is recalling roughly 100,000 vehicles across its Honda and Acura lineups due to a front passenger seat defect that could cause airbags to deploy unintentionally during a crash, even if a child is in the seat. The recall covers a wide array of popular models spanning from 2016 through 2026.
The recall centers around the front passenger seat weight sensor. By design, this sensor is used to detect the size and weight of the occupant and suppress airbag deployment if an infant in a child seat (which you shouldn't be doing anyway), a child, or a smaller individual is present. However, federal safety regulators found that a capacitor within the sensor’s circuit board can crack when exposed to environmental humidity, which can lead to a short circuit that overrides the suppression system, causing frontal and knee airbags to deploy when they should remain inactive.
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