What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2007013
- Recall date
- 18 January 2007
- Make
- Honda
- Models
- Accord
- Model years
- 2004 to 2005
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Airbag
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 9,043
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
The seat position sensor (SPS) detects the driver's seating position and adjusts the airbag inflation pressure accordingly in the event of a crash. This is primarily to lessen the inflation pressure for smaller statured drivers who usually sit closer to the steering wheel. In the affected vehicles, the SPS harness was incorrectly attached to the 8-way power seat frame. Over time, the sensor harness could break which would cause the airbag warning light to be illuminated, and the SPS to fail. A failure of the SPS causes the airbag deployment to default to full inflation pressure, regardless of the seat position. Full deployment of the driver's airbag could increase the risk of injury for smaller statured drivers in a frontal crash. Correction: Dealers will replace the seat position sensor wiring harness.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2007013.