Recalls: Honda ZE2 Insight
Overview
Manufacturers, or importers, issue recalls for defects or faults which have the potential to cause injury. Generally, manufacturers will inform the original buyers if their vehicle is subject to a recall and of the steps required to remedy the defect or fault. Please note that the recalls below (if any) are for Australian-delivered vehicles only. Furthermore, the number of recalls should not be taken as an indication of a model’s reliability or its safety more generally.
Recalls: Honda ZE2 Insight
2010-12 model year Honda ZE2 Insight: Takata airbag recall #1
In July 2015, a recall was issued for 2010-2012 model year Honda ZE2 Insight vehicles and this recall was updated in September 2017 with new information. In these vehicles, the driver’s airbag may have propellant wafers of insufficient density. As a result, the combustion rate of the propellant may increase inside the inflator, causing internal pressure to rise suddenly during airbag deployment. Such deployment could cause the inflator housing to rupture and metal fragments to scatter, posing a risk of injury to occupants. For the VINs of the recalled Honda ZE2 Insight vehicles, please seePRA 2015/14819.
2012-13 Honda ZE2 Insight: Takata airbag recall #2
In February 2016, a recall was issued for 2012 to 2013 model year Honda Insight vehicles and this recall was updated in September 2017 with new information. In these vehicles, the driver’s front airbag inflator could produce excessive internal pressure upon deployment. If an affected airbag deployed, the increased internal pressure could cause the inflator to rupture and metal fragments could pass through the airbag cushion – this posed a risk of serious injury or fatality to vehicle occupants. For the VINs of the recalled Honda Insights vehicles, please seePRA 2016/15197.
2010-11 model year Honda ZE2 Insight: Takata airbag recall #3
In July 2016, a recall was issued for 2010 to 2011 model year Honda Insight vehicles and this recall was updated with new information in September 2017. In these vehicles, propellant wafers in the airbag inflators could absorb moisture over time and cause overly aggressive combustion if the airbag was deployed. This, in turn, would create excessive internal pressure that could cause the airbag inflator housing to rupture and scatter metal fragments through the airbag cushion material; these scattered fragments could cause serious and potentially fatal injuries to vehicle occupants. For the VINs of the recalled Honda ZE2 Insight vehicles, please seePRA 2016/15496.
2012 model year Honda ZE2 Insight: Takata airbag recall #4
In January 2017, a recall was issued for 2012 model year Honda ZE2 Insight vehicles and this recall was updated with new information in September 2017. In these vehicles, propellant wafers within the front passenger airbag were susceptible to moisture intrusion over time. In the event of an airbag deployment, this could cause overly aggressive combustion of the airbag such that the airbag inflator housing could rupture. If this occurred, metal fragments could pass through the airbag cushion material and scatter throughout the cabin, posing a risk of serious injury or fatality to vehicle occupants. For the VINs of the recalled Honda ZE2 Insight vehicles, please seePRA 2017/15856.
2013 model year Honda Insight: Takata airbag recall #5
In January 2018, a recall was issued for 2013 model year Honda ZE2 Insight. Over time, propellant wafers in the passenger airbag could absorb moisture. In the event of airbag deployment, the airbag inflator housing could therefore rupture and cause metal fragments to be dispersed throughout the cabin – these fragments posed a risk of serious injury and fatality to vehicle occupants. For the VINs of the recalled Honda ZE2 Insight vehicles, please see PRA 2018/16523.
2011 model year Honda ZE1 Insight: Takata airbag recall #6
In October 2019, recall campaign 6XH was issued for 2011 model year Honda ZE1 Insight vehicles. These vehicles had Takata driver airbags that contained propellant wafers which could absorb moisture over time. In the event of airbag deployment, excessive pressure in the airbag inflator housing could cause it to rupture so that metal fragments could be projected through the airbag cushion into the vehicle’s cabin. These metal fragments posed a risk of serious injury and fatality. For the VINs of the recalled vehicles, please see PRA 2019/17991.
Search online for recalls by VIN
To see if a Honda vehicle has been recalled, you can conduct a search on the Honda Australia website using its VIN.
Problems and faults: Honda ZE2 Insight
Overview
This section identifies potential problems, causes and fixes based on the experiences of owners and repairers, online sources and technical service bulletins. This information is provided solely for reference purposes and AustralianCar.Reviews recommends that only properly qualified persons carry out repairs or modifications. Furthermore, the number of items below should not be taken as an indicator of a model’s reliability or the frequency with which they may occur.
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2010-11 Honda Insight: roof moulding may come loose
In March 2012, Honda issued Service Bulletin 12-001 for 2010-11 model year Honda ZE2 Insight vehicles because of a manufacturing problem with the roof moulding. In high winds, the middle of the roof moulding may lift, allowing either its front or rear retention clip to come loose. To fix, Konishi Bond adhesive was to be applied to the front and rear retaining pins on the body. If the roof moulding was damaged or missing, then a new moulding was to be installed; replacement mouldings, however, did not require the Konishi Bond adhesive due to retention clip improvements.
