Honda issues recall for 2.23 million vehicles to replace airbag inflators

The second new recall involves 341,000 Honda Accords sold during the 2008 to 2010 model-years.

A report from Reuters states that Continental informed NHTSA that electronic systems manufactured from 2006 to 2010 used in 5 million vehicles may fail and the airbags won’t deploy in the event of a crash.

Honda has announced that it will be recalling approximately 2.3 million vehicles in the U.S. equipped with faulty Takata PSDI-5 airbags. At this stage the list of vehicles is unknown, but it’s believed the Honda Accord, Dodge Journey and some Mercedes-Benz C-Class models could be affected.

Auto makers in the USA are recalling more than 24 million vehicles with Takata air bags, which can explode and spray shrapnel.

The latest addition to the recall signifies how both the auto companies are still struggling to comprehend the true scope of the airbag issue that has haunted Honda for months at end. Air bags have always been considered among the most significant modern automotive safety breakthroughs, supplementing seat belts as a critical feature for reducing highway deaths.

The Continental recall comes on the heels of widening recalls of rupture-prone Takata air bags linked to almost a dozen deaths globally.

Affected models will get the inflators replaced.

As is the case with any supplier-defected part, it is the responsibility of the vehicle manufacturer to conduct the recall. It’s the largest automotive recall in USA history.

Honda says that the affected vehicles will be accurately searchable on its Honda and Acura recall sites beginning on February 15.

However, the problem is potentially more widespread.

Brauer says he thinks a manufacturer holding a dealer more accountable for the backlash of safety recalls is simply them doing everything they can to try to handle the situation.

Unfortunately, Honda has reportedly told dealerships that parts are in very short supply until this upcoming autumn, and so for now it will order the replacements for cars with airbag troubles or crash damage. Takata agreed to appoint an independent monitor to oversee its recalls and operate under the terms of a five-year consent decree.

The senators asked Obama to use “every tool at his disposal” to accelerate the fix of all vehicles with “potentially lethal” Takata airbags.