Honda 2015 RDX Air Bag Recall: Risk of Serious Injury from Inflator Explosion
Honda is recalling certain 2015 RDX models due to potential air bag inflator explosions that could cause serious injury or death. Owners must contact Honda for free replacement of the driver air bag inflator.
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An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
What happened, in plain English
Honda is recalling 2015 RDX vehicles with a risk of driver air bag inflator explosions causing serious injury or death. Owners must have the air bag inflator replaced at no cost by Honda. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1247824-honda-2015-rdx-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1247824-honda-2015-rdx-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury · Updated October 5, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #19V500000
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“Honda 2015 RDX Air Bag Recall: Risk of Serious Injury from Inflator Explosion.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1247824-honda-2015-rdx-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury. Based on NHTSA recall #19V500000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=19V500000).
Why it’s dangerous
The air bag inflator may explode after long-term exposure to high humidity, temperature, and temperature changes. This can cause sharp metal fragments to strike the driver or other occupants, leading to serious injury or death.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2015 Honda RDX vehicles are affected. Drivers are at the highest risk due to the potential for air bag inflator explosions.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2015 RDX has a driver air bag inflator that was assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part. The recall began August 12, 2019, and affects specific model years.
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What to do — step by step
Stop Using Vehicle Now
Immediately stop using the 2015 RDX until the air bag inflator is replaced by Honda.
Contact Honda Customer Service
Call Honda at 1-888-234-2138 to schedule the free air bag inflator replacement.
What NHTSA says to do
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are S5B and W59.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
2 dated steps over 46 days.
- NHTSA received the defect report
- Recall began
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 #19V500000 (June 27, 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.