Honda Is Recalling More Than 300,000 Cars
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In an unusually urgent warning, both the U.S. government and Honda are telling owners of certain older Honda cars and SUVs to stop driving them and immediately have them repaired. That’s because their defective airbags, from Japanese auto supplier Takata, are making them dangerous to drive. Takata is already the subject of the largest recall in history.
The affected cars this round cover about 313,000 vehicles from model years 2001 to 2003. The cars are as follows:
The airbag inflators contain a manufacturing defect that greatly increases their potential for dangerous rupture, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. New testing data revealed airbag rupture rates as high as 50 percent, and that ruptures are more likely to occur in vehicles that spend long periods of time in areas of high humidity, like Florida and Texas.
Honda says it’s aggressively pursuing drivers of affected cars, starting with sending them mail and texts, and in some cases, going so far as to hire private detectives to find the missing cars and their owners.
If you think you may be driving an affected vehicle, you should immediately visit www.SaferCar.gov to see if your car has any outstanding safety recalls. If your car is affected, contact your nearest dealership to schedule a repair at no cost.
The affected cars this round cover about 313,000 vehicles from model years 2001 to 2003. The cars are as follows:
- 2001 to 2002 Honda Civic
- 2001 to 2002 Honda Accord
- 2002 to 2003 Acura TL
- 2002 Honda CRV
- 2002 Honda Odyssey
- 2003 Pilot
- 2003 Acura CL
The airbag inflators contain a manufacturing defect that greatly increases their potential for dangerous rupture, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. New testing data revealed airbag rupture rates as high as 50 percent, and that ruptures are more likely to occur in vehicles that spend long periods of time in areas of high humidity, like Florida and Texas.
Honda says it’s aggressively pursuing drivers of affected cars, starting with sending them mail and texts, and in some cases, going so far as to hire private detectives to find the missing cars and their owners.
If you think you may be driving an affected vehicle, you should immediately visit www.SaferCar.gov to see if your car has any outstanding safety recalls. If your car is affected, contact your nearest dealership to schedule a repair at no cost.
