The brand image of Japan as a leading 'quality' car manufacturer is at stake now. After Toyota recalled its much successful Prius for braking problems, now Honda has found problems with the airbag in its premium cars.
In a statement issued worldwide, Honda Motor Co., in Japan, has recalled 437,000 vehicles globally due to the faulty air bags. "The driver's air-bag inflators in these vehicles may deploy too much pressure, which can cause the inflator casing to rupture and could result in injury or fatality," said the statement.
The announcement covers certain 2001 and 2002 Accords, Civics, Odysseys, and CRVs as well as some 2002 Acura TLs.
Honda will be recalling around 378,758 cars from the United States. In addition, 41,685 vehicles in Canada, 4,042 in Japan and 13,278 vehicles spread over other countries are part of the recall.
