Greensburg, IN—Honda is recalling 1.6 million vehicles in the U.S. to replace potentially deadly airbag inflators, completing it’s required recalls six months ahead of schedule, the automaker said Friday.
When the latest recall is done, Honda says it will have recalled or accounted for 22.6 million inflators in about 12.9 million vehicles.
Takata inflators can explode with too much force and blow apart a metal canister, spewing shrapnel. Twenty-four people have been killed and hundreds injured by the inflators worldwide. Honda was Takata’s largest customer.
The recalls include many Honda and Acura models from 2003 through 2015. All received replacement inflators made by Takata before February 2017 and were scheduled to be recalled a second time to replace those with inflators made by another company.
Owners will be notified by letters starting in mid-August, and Honda is urging people to schedule repairs as soon as possible.
Affected Honda models include:
2001-2012 Accord
2010-2015 Crosstour
2001-2011 Civic
2002-2011 CR-V
2011-2015 CR-Z
2003-2011 Element
2007-2014 Fit
2010-2014 Insight
2002-2004 Odyssey
2003-2015 Pilot
2006-2014 Ridgeline.
Acura models include:
2003 3.2CL
2013 ILX
2003-2006 MDX
2015 RDX
2005-2012 RL
2002-2003 3.2TL
2009-2014 TL
2009-2014 TSX
2010-2013 ZDX.
