Honda, Japan's second-biggest carmaker after crisis-hit Toyota, Wednesday recalled more than 400,000 vehicles to fix airbags that it said can explode and spray out potentially deadly metal shards.
The recall, the third related to the defect since late 2008, includes Honda Accord and Civic cars sold in the United States and Canada as well as models marketed in Japan, Mexico, Taiwan and Australia, the company said.
Honda said the defective air bag inflators could rupture, resulting in metal fragments passing through the airbag cushion material and possibly causing injury or fatality to vehicle occupants.
It said it knew of 12 incidents involving the defect and one fatality, but added that there had been no new reports since last year.
Honda's expanded recall of 437,763 vehicles worldwide -- most of them in North America -- is the third over the airbag problem that brings the total number of cars affected to more than 900,000.
It includes 9,227 vehicles in Mexico, 1,361 in Taiwan and 703 in Australia.
The affected models are 2000 and 2001 versions of the Honda Accord, Civic, TL, CR-V, Odyssey, Pilot and CL in North America and the Inspire, Saber and Lagreat models sold in Japan, and last month Honda announced a global recall of some 646,000 Fit/Jazz and City cars after reports of fire breaking out in the models' power-window switches.
Wow! That was quite scary and I could not believe the news. I thought that Honda is a more reliable car, but however, there is a problem in the airbags, which can cause fatal deaths. I remember that last time, perhaps 1 year ago, in the Chinese newspaper, there is a news saying that a Honda CR-V's airbag suddenly explode and hit the driver, and the driver died, if I am not wrong.
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