A total of 3.4 million Honda, Mazda, Nissan and Toyota vehicles across the globe are being recalled due to a problem with the passenger's side front airbag, manufactured by Takata Corp.
Apparently, the airbag may deploy with excessive force and rip apart, potentially resulting in injuries to the front passenger. While one such case has been recorded by Honda, no related death or injury has ever been reported.
In Canada, the recall covers almost 81,000 Honda Civic and 11,000 Acura 1.7 EL sedans from the 2001-2003 model years, 6,140 CR-V vehicles from 2002-2003, and nearly 10,000 Odyssey minivans from the 2002 model year. Honda Canada encourages owners to take their vehicles to an authorized dealer as soon as they receive a recall notification, which will be mailed out starting in late May.
At Toyota, 580,000 yet-to-be-identified vehicles are affected in North America. In Europe and Japan, they include the Corolla, Tundra, and Lexus SC produced between November 2000 and March 2004.
Nissan and Mazda are recalling 480,000 and 45,000 vehicles worldwide, respectively, without providing any more details.
Source: Reuters
Apparently, the airbag may deploy with excessive force and rip apart, potentially resulting in injuries to the front passenger. While one such case has been recorded by Honda, no related death or injury has ever been reported.
In Canada, the recall covers almost 81,000 Honda Civic and 11,000 Acura 1.7 EL sedans from the 2001-2003 model years, 6,140 CR-V vehicles from 2002-2003, and nearly 10,000 Odyssey minivans from the 2002 model year. Honda Canada encourages owners to take their vehicles to an authorized dealer as soon as they receive a recall notification, which will be mailed out starting in late May.
At Toyota, 580,000 yet-to-be-identified vehicles are affected in North America. In Europe and Japan, they include the Corolla, Tundra, and Lexus SC produced between November 2000 and March 2004.
Nissan and Mazda are recalling 480,000 and 45,000 vehicles worldwide, respectively, without providing any more details.
Source: Reuters
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