Honda has announced plans to again expand its Takata airbag recall, bringing the company’s overall tally up to 5.4 million vehicles.
The move follows the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s recommendation to issue nationwide recalls for driver-side airbags. The agency has agreed with automakers that data does not yet show a problem with passenger-side airbags outside of high-humidity zones, however.
The move follows the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s recommendation to issue nationwide recalls for driver-side airbags. The agency has agreed with automakers that data does not yet show a problem with passenger-side airbags outside of high-humidity zones, however.
“Honda hopes that the expansion of this action nationwide will both address customer concerns and further assist in the ongoing industry investigation of abnormal airbag deployments in the vehicles from all affected manufacturers,” the company said in a statement.
The latest campaign affects certain 2001-2007 Accords, 2001-2005 Civics, 2002-2006 CR-Vs, 2003-2011 Elements, 2003-2004 Odysseys, 2003-2007 Pilots, and the 2006 Ridgeline. It also includes several Acura models, including the 2002-2006 MDX, the 2002-2003 TL and the 2002 CL.
Both Honda and Toyota have called for all major automakers to centralize their investigative efforts as the companies continue to struggle to identify the full extent of the problem.
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