Honda recalls 2.3 mil United States vehicles over Takata airbags

The recall is tied to Takata’s late-January declaration that another 5.1 million USA vehicles contained defective airbag inflators, according to a Honda spokesman.

Well, it’s now Continental’s turn to recall vehicles with potentially faulty airbags – five million to be exact.

Honda, which has already been heavily affected by the Takata issue, will have to recall 341,000 Accord vehicles of the 2008 to 2010 model years.

Honda has launched a significant expansion to its Takata recalls, adding 2.23 million vehicles.

The documents, posted Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, say Continental will notify automakers, who will recall cars dating as far back as 2006. Similarly to the aftermath of the massive recall pertaining to the Takata airbags, companies like Honda and Fiat Chrysler are being forced to address an issue they had left unattended for quite some time now. However, once the company had informed automakers, it is essentially up to the automobile manufacturers to issue the recall like Daimler did in 2013.

A new restraint system will be installed for free, Honda said.

As of now, around 600,000 vehicles in the US have actually been recalled, though that number is set to still grow.

– August 18, 2015: NHTSA opened an investigation regarding 2008 to 2010 model year Honda Accord sedans.

Honda said the most up-to-date consumer information about the recalls can be obtained at www.recalls.honda.com and www.recalls.acura.com, or by calling 888-234-2138.

The cars involved include many popular nameplates, from the Fit subcompact to the CR-V SUV. About 24 million vehicles are being recalled in the United States, the largest automotive recall in American history, and millions more globally. “While about 28 million of these inflators have been recalled to date through vehicle recalls, a staggering 26 million remain in vehicles not yet recalled”.

Takata Corp., the air-bag supplier at the center of a global consumer safety crisis, reported quarterly profit rose from a year earlier, as it seeks to convince automakers including Honda Motor Co.to continue to support it through expanding recalls.

Up to two million vehicles in the U.S. could be affected, with models sold in Australia also likely to face a recall notice.

Honda has confirmed at least two injuries from this airbag defect.