HONDA EXPANDS AIRBAG RECALL TO 1.6 MILLION VEHICLES

Honda medium2 Honda Expands Airbag Recall to 1.6 Million Vehicles

Honda arise that they’re accretion an absolute anamnesis for adulterated airbag inflators in assertive Honda and Acura vehicles. If your car or SUV is affected, the airbags could aerate with too abundant pressure. “This anamnesis includes assertive 2001 and 2002 Accord and Civic, 2002 Odyssey; 2002 and 2003 CR-V, alleged 2002 and 2003 Acura 3.2 TL and 2003 Acura 3.2 CL vehicles,” states Honda in a columnist release. “To ensure that all 2,430 recalled airbag inflator account locations are replaced, the anamnesis is getting broadcast to cover about 833,000 cars that may crave inspection.&rdquo.

The automaker’s acumen for accretion the anamnesis is not due to defects from the factory. “Unlike the aboriginal two recalls for the adulterated driver’s airbags, the latest anamnesis covers cars that did not arise from the branch with adulterated parts, but rather potentially had adulterated Honda locations installed afterwards getting complex in a collision,” writes Left Lane News. “Because Honda cannot appropriately analyze absolutely which cars acquire the adulterated parts, the automaker have to anamnesis all 833,000 cars and audit them to actuate if they accommodate the alarming airbag inflators.”

If you’re car is affected, you’ll wish to get it in for analysis aback the adulterated inflators can be deadly. “Honda has now alleged aback 1.6 actor cars over the affair aback 2008. At atomic 12 incidents and one afterlife are affiliated to the affair aback 2010,” says the Detroit News. “Honda said it has abstruse that some adulterated locations were installed in these cars during aliment and is advice all owners because it has not been able to actuate the specific cars that accustomed those parts.”

Owners of afflicted Honda and Acura cars can apprehend to be notified in backward May. In the meantime, you can acquaintance Honda anon at 800-999-1009 or www.recalls.honda.com with any concerns.

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 Honda Expands Airbag Recall to 1.6 Million Vehicles


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