More Honda Accord Airbag Recalls
Posted on July 31, 2009
Filed Under Honda Accord Recalls
Honda Motor Co. announced Friday it widened its previous airbag recall to add 440,000 cars that could have a lethal airbag defect. Affected models include the 2001-2002 Honda Accord, as well as the 2001 Civic and 2002-2003 Acura TL.
The defect has caused 6 known injuries and one known death in the United States, Honda spokesman Chris Naughton states.
The driver’s side steering-wheel-mounted airbag inflator needs to be replaced on all affected Honda Accords and Civics.
In some cars, the airbag inflators may over-pressurize the inflator mechanism as the airbag is deploying, which could cause the inflator casing to rupture, according to Honda. As a result the carmaker said, “Metal fragments could pass through the cloth airbag cushion material, possibly causing an injury or fatality to vehicle occupants.”
Registered owners of the will receive a recall notice in the mail in the next few months to schedule a repair. Honda said the owners of cars most likely to have a problem will be contacted first.
Honda Accord and civic owners can log onto the Web site www.owners.honda.com/recalls and click on the “Owner Link” to get a status of their recall.
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