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Honda Recall Targets Cars Fitted with Wrong Takata Airbags
Honda Motor Co. is recalling 11,600 aging Accord sedans in the U.S. because some of the cars were equipped at the factory with the wrong passenger-side airbag module.
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Honda Motor Co. is recalling 11,600 aging Accord sedans in the U.S. because some of the cars were equipped at the factory with the wrong passenger-side airbag module.
The callback involves 2004-2007 model year cars. Honda says the group includes vehicles made in Mexico and fitted with Takata Corp. airbags designed for markets in Central and South America. The modules don’t meet U.S. safety standards.
Reuters notes that some of the affected Accords have already been recalled four times within the past three years to replace defective Takata airbag inflators. Honda says its dealers couldn’t repair some of the cars because the wrong inflators had been installed at the factory. In those cases, Honda replaced the entire airbag module, including the inflator.
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