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Certain 2001-2003 Honda and Acura 'Alpha' inflators are under an active Do Not Drive order - the airbag can rupture and fire metal shrapnel into the cabin.

Active Do Not Drive order

Honda Accord / Civic

Honda / Acura·MY 2001-2003·Sedan
Do Not Drive
28 U.S. deaths Status: ongoing
Recall campaign
Takata airbag inflators
Component
Air bags
Recalled
2014-2020, ongoing
Units affected
42M 42M+ vehicles / 67M inflators
U.S. deaths
28 U.S. deaths (about 35 worldwide) as of 2024; 400+ injured.
Live data slot

Not in the v1 snapshot. Fields below name the free NHTSA source they join from - no vehicle-specific number is guessed here.

NCAP crash rating SafetyRatings API
Frontal Crash – / 5★
Side Crash – / 5★
Rollover Resistance – / 5★
Overall Rating – / 5★
Owner complaints FLAT_CMPL
Volume by component pending
Full recall count FLAT_RCL
All recalls, this make/model/year 1 landmark on file
This vehicle's record, in numbers
Vehicle Honda Accord / Civic
Manufacturer Honda / Acura
Model years 2001-2003
Body Sedan
Recall campaign Takata airbag inflators
Component Air bags
Units affected 42M+ vehicles / 67M inflators
U.S. deaths 28
Do Not Drive Yes - active order
Recalled 2014-2020, ongoing

NCAP star ratings and per-vehicle complaint totals are not in the v1 snapshot; they join live from api.nhtsa.gov/SafetyRatings and FLAT_CMPL.

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