Honda to Recall 437,763 Vehicles to Repair Air Bags

businessweek ^ | February 10, 2010 | Alan Ohnsman and Tetsuya Komatsu

[JoeProBono]

Honda Motor Co., Japan’s second- largest automaker, will recall 437,763 vehicles globally to repair air bags that can deploy with too much pressure, adding to previous U.S. recalls for the same defect. The expansion covers 378,758 vehicles in the U.S., Honda said in a statement late yesterday.

The Tokyo-based carmaker will recall about 4,000 cars and minivans in Japan, it said in a filing to the nation’s Transport Ministry today. The recall expansion heightens safety scrutiny of Japan’s largest automakers. Honda’s biggest competitor, Toyota Motor Corp., is working to reassure customers after recalling more than 8 million vehicles worldwide to fix problems linked to unintended acceleration and brake failures.

[JoeProBono]

The new i-SRS airbag system is likely to make Honda cars even safer...

[JoeProBono]

“U.S. vehicles to be repaired include some 2001 and 2002 Accord and Civic cars, Odyssey minivans, CR-V sport-utility vehicles and 2002 Acura TL cars. An initial U.S. recall in November 2008 included 4,600 Accords and Civics, and another 440,000 of those cars and some Acura TLs were added in July.”

[TSgt]

So my Pilot is good to go!