My girlfriend has a 2004 Honda Accord Coupe (EX, I believe) which has not been listed in the giant airbag recall(s). After 9+ months of contacting multiple Honda departments (even a letter to the CEO's office), we have been told -- repeatedly -- that Honda does not know what kind of airbag they put in the car. Maybe it's a Takata, maybe it's not. They insist they don't know and can't find out. That, alone, seems pretty outrageous to us given that people have died from faulty airbags/inflators. All we want to know is what's in there, it really shouldn't be that hard of a question.
Her mom got the same car but in the sedan version at the same time from the same dealership (both bought new) and it was included in the recall. My girlfriend's car has been kept in a high-humidity area, which is really bad if it's a Takata airbag in there.
Frustrated, I tried to remove the airbags to learn more. The passenger side one came out easily, but there are no numbers I've been able to identify online. One barcode says P0YK$AGCW0D (I believe zeros and not ohs), another barcode says G0000066201, and an ink stamp says SDB3X22Y. Does anybody know how we might be able to identify the manufacturer from this information?
Related, we still can't get her driver side airbag out. One of the torx screws came right out, but the other one stripped (apparently Honda thought is would be a bright idea to put LocTite all over it). I've used multiple types of bolt and screw extractors to try to reverse the thing out, but it won't budge. I've also tried drilling right through the middle but no dice. (Yes, of course I disconnected the battery and all airbag wires first.) Any other suggestions on how to get it out?
Her mom got the same car but in the sedan version at the same time from the same dealership (both bought new) and it was included in the recall. My girlfriend's car has been kept in a high-humidity area, which is really bad if it's a Takata airbag in there.
Frustrated, I tried to remove the airbags to learn more. The passenger side one came out easily, but there are no numbers I've been able to identify online. One barcode says P0YK$AGCW0D (I believe zeros and not ohs), another barcode says G0000066201, and an ink stamp says SDB3X22Y. Does anybody know how we might be able to identify the manufacturer from this information?
Related, we still can't get her driver side airbag out. One of the torx screws came right out, but the other one stripped (apparently Honda thought is would be a bright idea to put LocTite all over it). I've used multiple types of bolt and screw extractors to try to reverse the thing out, but it won't budge. I've also tried drilling right through the middle but no dice. (Yes, of course I disconnected the battery and all airbag wires first.) Any other suggestions on how to get it out?