Honda Recall | Faulty Replacement Airbags
A statement from Honda says the company discovered the issue after a 2004 Honda Odyssey minivan was involved in a single-vehicle crash in January 2018.
The van’s driver’s-side front airbag deployed and the Takata replacement inflator ruptured, injuring the driver’s arm.
When Honda looked into the crash, it discovered that inflators manufactured at Takata’s facility in Monclova, Mexico,
“experienced manufacturing process errors that introduced excessive moisture into the inflator during assembly.”
Moisture can speed up the degradation of the chemicals used to inflate the airbag over time. That can lead to the overly powerful deployment of the airbag, and possibly rupturing the inflator, Honda says.
Consumer Reports