Honda To Recall 1.6 Million Vehicles In US
million vehicles in the US to replace potentially deadly Takata air bag inflators, completing its required recalls six months ahead of schedule. It said “When the latest recall is done, it will have recalled or accounted for 22.6 million inflators in about 12.9 million vehicles. The recalls include many Honda and Acura models from 2003 through 2015. All received replacement inflators made by Takata before February of 2017 and were scheduled to be recalled a second time to replace those with inflators made by another company.
Affected Honda models include the 2001-2012 Accord, the 2010-2015 Crosstour, the 2001-2011 Civic, 2002-2011 CR-V, the 2011-2015 CR-Z, the 2003-2011 Element, the 2007-2014 Fit, the 2010-2014 Insight, the 2002-2004 Odyssey, the 2003-2015 Pilot and the 2006-2014 Ridgeline. Acura models include the 2003 3.2CL, the 2013 ILX, the 2003-2006 MDX, the 2015 RDX, the 2005-2012 RL, the 2002-2003 3.2TL, the 2009-2014 TL, the 2009-2014 TSX, and the 2010-2013 ZDX.
Takata inflators can explode with too much force and blow apart a metal canister, spewing shrapnel. It used the volatile chemical ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion and inflate the air bags. But the chemical deteriorates when exposed to high temperatures and humidity and can burn to fast, blowing apart the canister designed to contain the explosion. 24 people have been killed and hundreds injured by the inflators worldwide.
Source : Strategic Research Institute