Regulators Warn Owners Of 300000 Honda Cars To Stop Driving Them

Now, the U.S regulatory agency, National Highway & Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has called for an immediate fix of all of Honda’s recalled vehicles in the country as the defects could be potentially fatal as per its study.

Government regulators want people to stop driving cars with certain Takata airbag inflators, calling them extremely unsafe.

More than 60 million vehicles have been recalled by 14 automakers in the United States, and millions more overseas, have been recalled due to the Takata airbag defect.

The NHTSA are focused on these cars Honda Civics from 2001-2002; Honda Accords from 2001-2002; Acura TL from 2002-2003; Honda CR-V 2002; Honda Odyssey 2002; Acura CL 2003 and Honda Pilot 2003.

Thankfully, some 70 percent of these vehicles have already been recalled and fixed. The auto industry wide Takata Airbag recall has ground on for almost 2 years to date, and if you are one of the 300,000 “greatest at risk” Honda owners, the Fed warns you to park it until fixed! The agency said the air bags needed immediate replacement.

A recalled Takata air bag inflater is shown after it was removed at the AutoNation Honda dealership service department in Miami on June 25, 2015.

“Good grief, as we head into the busiest driving weekend of the year with July 4th, folks are still on the road with ticking time bombs in their dashboards”, said Fred Upton, U.S. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman (R-MI) in a statement.

The vehicles in question were recalled between 2008 and 2011. Walker. “As NHTSA [National Highway Traffic Safety Administration] again has made clear, the risk that these airbags will explode is especially great in high temperature and humidity areas such as the Virgin Islands”.

‘Drivers should visit SaferCar.gov or contact their local dealer to check whether their vehicle is affected.

Consumers also should check whether their auto has been recalled at http://www.safercar.gov/rs/takata/takatalist.html.

Foxx said these cars should not be driven unless it is to a dealer to be repaired.