A significant recall impacting more than 750,000 vehicles across the US has been declared by Honda. The reason behind this move is a probable issue associated with an unreliable sensor that could cause unintentional inflation of passenger airbags on the front side.
The recall involves a range of models from 2020 to 2022, among them the Honda Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan and hatchback, HR-V, Odyssey, and Fit, as well as high-performance vehicles such as the Type R. Other affected models include the CR-V Hybrid, Insight Passport, and Ridgeline. Furthermore, Acura luxury cars launched between the same periods like MDX, RDX, and TLX are also impacted by this issue.
On Tuesday, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released documents highlighting a possible issue with cracking and short-circuiting of the weight sensor located in front passenger seats. If this occurs, it may prevent airbags from deactivating when needed- especially if children or smaller individuals are seated there, increasing potential harm and risk for injury.
Honda will replace the faulty seat sensors at no cost to their owners in order to tackle this issue. Owners of affected vehicles will receive notifications starting from March 18th.
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As per the documentation, while Honda has reported 3,834 warranty claims for this issue between June 30th of last year and January 19th of this year, there have been no recorded injuries or fatalities linked to it.
