Recalls 20V-026 / 20V-027: driver airbag inflator (1996-2000)
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What causes "Recalls 20V-026 / 20V-027: driver airbag inflator (1996-2000)" on the Honda Civic EK (1996-2000), and how is it fixed?
NHTSA campaigns 20V-026 (1,439,841 vehicles across Honda and Acura) and 20V-027 (875,966) cover driver frontal airbag inflators, including replacement inflators fitted earlier. Fix: Dealers inspect the driver inflator and replace it with a different design if needed, free.
Symptoms
No warning; the risk is in a crash.
Cause
NHTSA campaigns 20V-026 (1,439,841 vehicles across Honda and Acura) and 20V-027 (875,966) cover driver frontal airbag inflators, including replacement inflators fitted earlier.
Fix (summary)
Dealers inspect the driver inflator and replace it with a different design if needed, free. Check every EK by VIN; hatchbacks are not named in the summary read.
Related build entries
Other EK problems
- Recall 96V-106: brake booster check valve can stick (1996)
- Recall 97V-193: passenger airbag assembled wrong (1997-98)
- Recall 99E-015: accessory floor mat can catch the accelerator (1996-98)
- Recall 02V-120: ignition switch contacts can wear (1998-2000)
- Recalls 01V-380 / 02V-051: faulty rear seat belt buckles (2000)
- Oil leak between engine and transmission: rear main seal (TSB 01-040)
More for this car
- All Honda Civic EK (1996-2000) fitment answers · EK common problems
- Newsletter archive: past issues with every new and corrected entry
Sources
- NHTSA recall 20V-026: driver frontal airbag inflator (1996-2000 Civic coupe, 1998-2000 Civic sedan, among others; 1,439,841 units) — NHTSA (regulatory; read 2026-10-26; full page read)
- NHTSA recall 20V-027: replacement driver airbag inflators (2000 Civic coupe and sedan, among others; 875,966 units) — NHTSA (regulatory; read 2026-10-26; full page read)
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