23 Mart 2015 Pazartesi

Honda Recalls 105K More Vehicles, But Also Numerous Owners Can not Be Bothered to Get Them Fixed





b4abf 2006 honda accord photo 68111 s 986x603 626x382



Honda has expanded its driver’s-side airbag recall once again to incorporate a lot more 2001 Accord, 2004 Civic, and 2008 Pilot models that had been incorrectly identified by VIN when matched to Takata production records, the company mentioned. An additional 104,871 vehicles are integrated and owners will be notified at a later date. Honda, which has recalled the most cars out of all 10 makers, has recalled about 5.5 million automobiles for driver and passenger airbags in the U.S. because the recalls were initial announced in April 2013.


The question now is: How several owners will bother to take their automobiles in?


According to a new survey, a surprising number of Americans evidently don’t mind the idea of metal shrapnel cutting into their faces. Automotive News reports that just 12 % of all cars recalled for faulty Takata airbags in the U.S. have been repaired, which implies about 15 million men and women are nevertheless driving about with a potentially lethal airbag. AN says that in Japan, 70 percent of the 3 million automobiles under recall have been repaired, owing to that country’s “notoriously fastidious consumers” and tighter inspection needs.


It is a free fix, men and women. Get it completed.


Earlier this month, Honda backed a bill that would need all car owners to complete open recalls in order to renew their registrations. Additionally, Honda lately launched a national advertising campaign in the U.S. with complete-web page newspaper advertisements and 30-second radio spots encouraging Honda and Acura owners to get their automobiles repaired. Parts are readily obtainable now, but most owners across all of the 15 impacted brands have apparently decided it is not worth the difficulty.


Except it is. Here’s a single instance of a 2-inch fragment ejected by a faulty Takata airbag last August in a 2007 Mustang:


0a71a Takata shard 2007 Mustang airbag rupture 626x352

Takata, along with 2 other suppliers contracted by Takata, is creating 450,000 replacement inflators every month and will ramp up to 900,000 by September.




Honda was fined $ 70 million by the federal government in January for withholding accident and defect data all 6 reported Takata-associated deaths occurred in Honda automobiles. An independent review board is hunting into Takata’s manufacturing processes and recommending greatest practices for what has become 1 of the largest-ever auto recalls. For full, continuously updated details of the Takata recall, bookmark this page and verify the federal VIN lookup to see if your automobile is incorporated.







Honda Recalls 105K More Vehicles, But Also Numerous Owners Can not Be Bothered to Get Them Fixed

Hiç yorum yok:

Yorum Gönder