PETALING JAYA: Honda Malaysia has confirmed that the Takata driver’s airbag inflator ruptured in a crash on Jan 1, 2018, which led to the death of the driver.
No official cause of death has been determined. Honda said it is communicating with the authorities and representative of the driver’s family on the tragic incident.
Honda also said the front passenger-side inflator of the 2004 City deployed normally and did not rupture in the crash.
The vehicle involved in the crash that took place in Selangor was included in a Malaysian product recall announced on May 21, 2015, requiring replacement of the SDI inflator of the Takata driver’s airbag and passenger airbag.
Honda Malaysia said it had made several attempts to inform the latest car owner but the notification letters never reached the person due to a change of vehicle ownership.
Honda Malaysia is enforcing its notification activities on Takata front airbag inflator recalls via press releases, advertisements, inclusion in roadshows, personal calls and SMS, as well as direct mails, to keep customers informed and urge them to take action.
As at Jan 25, 2018, Honda Malaysia has completed the replacement of more than 221,000 units of Takata driver front airbag inflators, which is 84% of the completion ratio.
Vehicle owners can check their vehicles' product recall status at www.productrecall.honda.com.my or www.honda.com.my or call Honda's toll free number at 1-800-88-2020 or visit any Honda dealers.
Honda Malaysia said its current line-up are not affected as they do not use the same type of Takata airbag inflators.
