Honda Civic 2001–2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin Service Bulletin · NHTSA communication 10115790 · issued Dec 11, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2001–2003
model years
9
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service bulletin - manufacturing error can produce over-pressurization of the passenger?s (front) airbag inflator during airbag deployment. If an affected airbag deploys, the increased internal pressure may cause the inflator casing to rupture. Metal fragments could pass through the airbag cushion material, possibly causing an injury to vehicle occupants.
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.