Honda 2016 ILX Air Bag Recall: Explosion Risk
Honda recalls 2016 ILX vehicles with driver air bag inflators that may explode during crashes, risking serious injury or death. Owners must get free replacement inflators by April 2019.
Use caution until it’s fixed
An explosion of an inflator within the driver frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver, front seat passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
What happened, in plain English
Honda is recalling 2016 Acura ILX vehicles with a faulty driver air bag inflator that can explode during crashes, potentially causing serious injury or death. Owners must get a free replacement part from a dealer. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1226530-honda-2016-ilx-air-bag-recall-explosion-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1226530-honda-2016-ilx-air-bag-recall-explosion-risk · Updated October 5, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #19V182000
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“Honda 2016 ILX Air Bag Recall: Explosion Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1226530-honda-2016-ilx-air-bag-recall-explosion-risk. Based on NHTSA recall #19V182000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=19V182000).
Why it’s dangerous
The air bag inflator can explode during a crash, sending sharp metal fragments that may hit the driver, front seat passenger, or other occupants. This can cause serious injury or death due to the force of the explosion.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2016 Acura ILX vehicles with the specific driver air bag inflator are affected. Drivers and front-seat passengers are at highest risk during crashes.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2016 Acura ILX has a driver air bag inflator that was replaced in a previous Takata recall or contains the same inflator type as a service part. The recall began April 10, 2019.
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What to do — step by step
Contact Honda Customer Service
Call 1-888-234-2138 to get the replacement air bag inflator free of charge.
Get Replacement Inflator
Honda dealers will replace the driver air bag inflator with a safe alternative at no cost.
What NHTSA says to do
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began April 10, 2019. Honda owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is O41. Acura owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's number for this recall is U40.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
2 dated steps over 54 days.
- Recall began
- NHTSA received the defect report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: NHTSA Recall #19V182000 (June 3, 2019)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 5, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
- GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official NHTSA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.