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Vehicle scope Default: all classes — narrow to retail passenger anytime
Network/ Canada/ Honda/ 1997181

Honda · Canada · High

Honda Civic: Seats and Restraints

Affects Honda Civic · 1996–1998 — about 3K vehicles.

The hazard

On certaint vehicles, the passenger airbag modules may have been improperly assembled. The cloth flap covering the folded airbag may have been tucked in too far. This could prevent proper deployment of the airbag, thereby increasing the risk of injury to the passenger in the event of a collision. Correction: passenger airbag module will be repaired.

What to do

Contact your dealer; the remedy details were not included in the filing.

Critical — crash/injury risk now High — injury risk; see remedy Moderate — fix at next service Low — minor / informational