Honda recalls 1.4 million more cars to replace airbag inflators

Honda says it will recall 1.4 million U.S. cars to replace front passenger airbag inflators made by Takata.

The company says the recall, which covers Honda and Acura vehicles, is part of an attempt to get ahead of a government-mandated schedule of recalls on the Japanese-made airbags.

Honda says owners of the vehicles should schedule the free repair at authorized dealerships as soon as possible.

The Honda recalls are the fourth part of a five-phase plan announced by the National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration in May2016. Honda says it is ahead of schedule, with more than 77 per cent of existing recalls repaired.

The inflators have resulted in the largest series of auto recalls in U.S. history, covering 37 million vehicles and about 50 million inflators.

Canadian recall

Honda is recalling about 232,000 2018 Accord vehicles and 2019 Insight hybrid cars in the U.S. for malfunctioning software for the rear camera display, and 14,000 in Canada for the same problem.

There have been no reports of accidents or injuries related to the problem, Honda Motor Co. spokespersonTomoko Takemori said Friday.

The Tokyo-based automaker said that apart from the recalls involving the U.S. and Canada, more than 6,000 vehicles in Germany and nearly 3,000 in South Korea are also affected.

The software will be updated at no charge, the company said.

It said the rearcamera display does not show the images properly when the driver shifts into reversein the affected vehicles, a problem that can be dangerous and does not comply with U.S. requirements.