Takata Airbag Problems

**mda** · May 8th, 2018 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by oj88

Been a while. I miss that Civic.

I guess Honda didn't want people to flood their dealers so they released the letters in batches. It makes sense naman, since nobody wants to bring their car to the dealer and then pipila ka ng pagka haba-haba.

Call up the LTO baka may registration info sila on that car.

It was a red 1.8 diba? hehe

**oj88** · May 8th, 2018 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by mda

Call up the LTO baka may registration info sila on that car.

It was a red 1.8 diba? hehe

"Red"?

Maybe... ;)

And I don't think LTO will divulge that info. I mean, they shouldn't... I wouldn't want anyone to find out who I am just from my plate no., at least not without proper authorization from me or even a court order.

Data privacy act and all.

Anyway, the agent I sold it to is a family friend. It will be so much easier to just ask him to pass on the letter or at least inform the current owner of the recall. I'll make sure that he understands my whole "moral responsibility" speech.

**Woof** · May 9th, 2018 01:53 AM

Originally Posted by oj88

I just received my airbag recall letter from Honda.... for a car I've sold 3 years ago. No fault to them of course.

Now, I feel heavily responsible that I should seek out who the current owner is as this is a potential safety concern. I can't have blood on my hands if something bad happens.

I'd be calling the buy & sell agent I sold the car to.

I'm calling out as well to other people who's in a similar situation.... ie. You received a letter about the airbag recall for a vehicle you no longer own. Unless you know for a fact that the car's been wrecked, it is incumbent upon you to pass on this critical message to the current owners.

Do the right thing.

To date, I haven't received any recall notice but I got both airbag inflators replaced before I sold my FD. That was one of the selling points I made to the buyer since the car was intended for a newbie driver.

On a related topic, most automakers replaced like for like inflators - meaning that the replacement inflators were just as likely to fragment a couple of years down the line. This was deemed acceptable in the near term since the risk of rupture was directly correlated to age and exposure to heat and humidity. For most first owners, they would have to replace the inflators on affected vehicles only once. The risk is when the vehicle remains in service for a long time, either because of the original owner's preference of running cars to the ground or because the vehicle has changed hands. There is a real requirement that these inflators would need to be replaced again after a couple of years. The original owner may have been led to think, as most of us probably have, that the replacement inflators are good for the remaining life of the car. While the second (or succeeding) owner may not even know whether the inflators had been replaced, and if they had been replaced - when. This is particularly true for countries like ours wherein cars have no mandatory scrapping age.

I know Honda replaced a different brand inflator on my FD since I checked the labels and part numbers but I have subsequently read that many other manufacturers were replacing like for like inflators during the height of the recall.

The original Takata inflator is to the left - note the extensive rust formation in the metal casing. This was for a 10-year old car that had covered parking day and night.

**HondaBro** · May 9th, 2018 03:57 AM

Mine got fixed only yesterday. Honda City e 2010

**StockEngine** · September 14th, 2018 02:17 AM

Get yours replaced

Simulation of Takata Airbag Inflator Explosion | Toyota - YouTube

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**travajante** · January 10th, 2019 05:17 PM

Still not over....Unsafe safety

Toyota recalls 1.7M vehicles in N. America to fix Takata airbag problems - Story | WAGA

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**valskie01** · January 10th, 2019 11:55 PM

wow! majority na affected pala are top japanese car brand.

Takata Airbag Recall: Everything You Need to Know - Consumer Reports

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**dr. d** · January 11th, 2019 01:59 AM

Originally Posted by valskie01

wow! majority na affected pala are top japanese car brand.

Takata Airbag Recall: Everything You Need to Know - Consumer Reports

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those that admitted publicly, that is.
i am confident, there are lesser-known marquees...
after all, they do supply these things to many other car manufacturers..

**travajante** · April 1st, 2019 03:45 PM

When safety becomes dangerous....

Takata air bags claim another life after Arizona crash - Japan Today

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**travajante** · June 29th, 2019 10:39 PM

Honda Recalls 1.6M Cars Equipped w/ Takata Airbags

Honda recalling 1.6 million cars to replace Takata airbags. Is your car affected?

Affected Honda models include the 2001-2012 Accord
2010-2015 Crosstour
2001-2011 Civic
2002-2011 CR-V
2011-2015 CR-Z
2003-2011 Element
2007-2014 Fit/Jazz
2010-2014 Insight
2002-2004 Odyssey
2003-2015 Pilot
2006-2014 Ridgeline
Acura models include:
2003 3.2CL
2013 ILX
2003-2006 MDX
2015 RDX
2005-2012 RL
2002-2003 3.2TL
2009-2014 TL
2009-2014 TSX
2010-2013 ZDX.

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