Honda recalls 379,000 more cars in US (airbags may spray deadly metal shards during deployment)

[Cali_Democrat]

http://www.motoring.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=5346562&fSectionId=751&fSetId=381

HONDA TO FIX POTENTIAL IN-CAR GRENADES

February 10, 2010

Honda is to expand a recall by nearly 379 000 vehicles in the US to replace a crash bag deflator that could rupture and send metal shards toward the driver during an accident.

The problem had been linked to one death and 11 injuries.

Honda first announced the recall in November 2008 then broadened it in July 2009. In total, about 826 000 vehicles are affected by the US recalls.

The latest expansion of the recall applies to 2001 and 2002 model-year Accord, Civic, Odyssey, CR-V, and 2002 Acura TL vehicles.

Honda said an additional announcement would come from Japan that would detail the steps it is taking in other markets and in conjunction with Japanese regulato

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[cliffordu]

1. Heh. Hand grenade air bags.....

My bicycle is looking safer and safer by the day.

[onehandle]

2. I have an Element. Built in Ohio. Good vehicle. nt

[supernova]

3. Damn. I got a 2002 CR-V

I guess I need to take mine in.

[Cali_Democrat]

6. I've got a 2001 Accord. n/t

[hlthe2b]

4. Exploding metal shards from airbags, accelerating out of control

and brake loss.... Good heavens... I guess my old creaking 11 yo Subaru may be worth hanging on to.

Sheesh

[flvegan]

5. Okay, this is officially pathetic.

Stop building cars based on 10,000 parts built by (likely) the lowest bidder.

[bullwinkle428]

7. Yippee! I get to bring my car into the dealership.

:eyes:

[DJ13]

8. Made by Mattel in China?

[BunkerHill24]

9. This is one more cluster*ck news of what Toyota is willing to say to its customers

Maybe DUer nightmare about Toyota's incoming "speed" is no longer a satire:

DUer Oldtimeralso wrote---Mon Feb-08-10 04:25 PM

"I had a nightmare last night." ...."I dreamed that I was driving a Ford Pinto on a very narrow one way road and looked up and saw in my rearview mirror a Toyota coming at a high rate of speed!"


That sais it all! Worrisome!

[D-Lee]

10. Exactly why we supported the US auto industry, says this former Detroiter nt

[Alameda]

11. Me too....they looked good, but I just couldn't bring myself to buy

a foreign car....and my dad would have been so upset with me.