Honda Recalls 304,000 Cars Globally Over Air Bag Concerns
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Honda Motor Co. announced today it has recalled 304,000 vehicles globally because they may contain defective air bags.
The global recall affects some of Honda and Acura’s most popular models, including the Accord, Civic, Odyssey and Pilot, over concerns that the vehicles’ air bags could burst in a crash due to defective inflators, sending metal and plastic pieces flying and potentially causing injury or death.
Some 273,000 of the cars recalled are in the U.S. and Canada, Honda said.
The recall announced today by the Japanese automaker is the sixth recall since 2008 for the same problem, and brings the total number of cars recalled to nearly 2 million.
By comparison, rival carmaker Toyota has recalled about 12 million vehicles in the past two years, according to the Associated Press.
Earlier this year, Honda recalled nearly 700,000 vehicles in Asia and North America citing stalling engines.
Honda said there have been 20 accidents so far related to the air bag problem, including two deaths in the U.S., both in 2009.
The specific list of cars affected by Honda’s expanded recall includes: 2001 and 2002 Accord, 2001 to 2003 Civic, 2001 to 3003 Odyssey, 2002 and 2003 CR-V, 2003 Pilot, 2002 and 2003 Acura 3.2 TL and 2003 Acura 3.2 CL.
More information about the recall from Honda Motor Co.
The Associated Press Contributed to this report.
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……I’ll pass on the recall, no tellin how many other things will suddenly go bad once it leaves the dealers hands.
Posted by: RP---STAR | December 2, 2011, 8:27 am 8:27 am
I refuse to buy that crap. Honda and toyota fall into the same category of junk.
I laugh every time I see one of those prius things on the road and the driver is ALWAYS that typical driver who you’d expect to see behind the wheel of such junk.
Posted by: vic | December 2, 2011, 9:03 am 9:03 am
@Vic, funny how that ‘junk’ will probably outlast anything you’ve owned, and are likely more fun to drive and require less maintenance.
Posted by: Steve | December 2, 2011, 9:17 am 9:17 am
recall here , recall there, recall everywhere..
honda must stop producing cars till they learn how to make one..
honda is putting people lives in danger
Posted by: gary | December 2, 2011, 9:38 am 9:38 am
I am saving up for a 2003 Odyssey and they already recalled up to the 3003 model.
Honda is thinking 1000 year ahead.
Posted by: Truong | December 2, 2011, 10:53 am 10:53 am
They need to recall their transmissions that are going out in models 2005 and up. They know the problem and want the consumer to pay for a new transmissions. I will not buy a honda again. I bought a Honda and I already had to pay for a new a/c clutch and condenser now I received a class action lawsuit form but it doesn’t apply to me because it was after the warranty expired. Leave it up to Honda to make trash.
Posted by: colleen gonzales | December 2, 2011, 11:10 am 11:10 am
I have a 2003 v6 honda accord. I have had trouble with my “SRS” lights coming on and off for years. They (Honda) have made excuses after excuses why they come on. First is was because the way I was parking on hills and taking it from park to drive (they claimed that they had to reprogram it) Then I started being very carful and apply parking break so that it would put engine in strain. Still yet it would do it. The worst was when it snowed and I started sliding and applied my brakes. I had 2 or 3 lights come on my panel. Then more lights came on later this time it was for real it was my alternator but once it was changed out- For some reason my seat belt light always comes on. Sometime it stays on sometimes it doesn’t. My husband recently had a wreak were he hydroplaned on water. The car did not get damaged itself but did take a hit to the protective plate underneath where the radiator and front is and the air bag never deployed. I’ve made enought visits to the honda place and they have made enough excuses (before any wreak) that if I ever get killed due to my car not preforming correctly. I’ve told my husband to sue hondas butt off.
Posted by: Tonya Roberts | December 2, 2011, 12:41 pm 12:41 pm
@VIC, I’m with you 100% on every comment. I laugh every time I see a prius too, who styled those things? My brother bought a Toyota and was lucky and got a good one. He bragged and bragged about how good that car was (never mind it was no more reliable than any of my American cars). He thought it was so great he bought a second one a few years later. He doesn’t brag anymore. Honda? They were ok back in the 70′s when they were the mpg champion (light and cheesy but great gas mileage). Now they’re still just as cheesy and the mileage is lame too, no better than lots of nicer cars out there.
Posted by: pgdion | December 2, 2011, 1:27 pm 1:27 pm
……My cost cents per mile is about to drop into the negatives, soon the car will pay me to drive the car.
Posted by: RP---STAR | December 2, 2011, 4:49 pm 4:49 pm
Anyone who states Hondas or Toyotas are junk are just plain IDIOTS. They both have proven over decades that they make fantastic cars and if it wasn’t for our government continuously bailing out chrysler and GM these “junk cars” would have put them out of business because they have been far superior for years. Take your government motors car and have fun I’ll stick to my hondas that have always given me years of trouble free driving and resale value second to none. Junk, you have to be kidding me…..
Posted by: Glenn | December 30, 2011, 6:50 pm 6:50 pm