Honda Recalls 440,000 More Cars
July 31, 2009 by Mark Ellis
Filed under Business
A dangerous flaw in several hundred thousand Honda vehicles’ airbag inflation mechanisms has forced the Japanese automaker to issue a recall for the affected vehicles, which it widened today to include another 440,000 cars. The 2001-2002 Honda Accord, the 2001 Civic, and the 2002-2003 Acura TL have all been mentioned in the recall report.
According to Honda, 6 people have already been injured and 1 person has died due to the error. Fixing the faulty airbag mechanism will involve replacing the airbag inflator for the airbag mounted on the steering wheel. The error causes the airbag inflator to increase pressure on the inflator mechanism to a point where the device may actually rupture, sending metal shards into the car at high speeds.
Honda will issue warnings to registered owners of the affected vehicles, sending warnings first to those whose vehicles are most likely to have the problem. Most vehicle owners should get recall notices in the mail within the next few months that will help them to schedule a time for repairing the faulty airbag mechanism.
Honda Accord (Image: Flickr)
