Honda is recalling 1.6 million vehicles in the last phase of its efforts to replace potentially deadly Takata airbags, the company announced
The recall affects Honda and Acura automobiles in the United States. An airbag of a Honda vehicle in TokyoHonda urged owners of affected vehicles to seek free replacements immediately at authorized dealers.Honda is ahead of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's schedule for replacing the Takata airbag inflators, the carmaker said in a statement. Honda said it has made"significant progress with existing recall repairs," with an 83 percent completion rate.
The airbag issue led Takata to file for bankruptcy in June 2017. Read MoreHonda in March confirmed 14 deaths and more than 200 injuries in the US related to Takata airbag driver's front inflator ruptures. Another company's vehicles were involved in two other US fatalities, Honda said.A chemical drying agent used in the inflators could cause airbags to rupture, Takata said.
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