Honda Issues 8k+ Car Recall

UNITED STATES – Honda and the U.S. government are urging owners of about 8,200 older vehicles not to drive them until dangerous air bag inflators are replaced.

The national highway traffic safety administration issuing a “Do not drive” advisory for the 2001 through 2003 vehicles with takata inflators that have a high possibility of exploding and hurling shrapnel in a crash.

The safety agency says the risk to drivers and passengers is dire because the so-called “Alpha” inflators have a 50% chance of exploding in a crash.

Vehicles affected include the 2001 and 2002 Honda Accord and Civic, the 2002 Honda Cr-V and Odyssey Suvs, the 2003 Honda Pilot, the 2002 and 2003 Acura 3.2 TL and the 2003 Acura 3.2 CL.