{"id":103450,"date":"2016-02-04T11:56:06","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T16:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=103450"},"modified":"2016-02-04T11:56:06","modified_gmt":"2016-02-04T16:56:06","slug":"honda-expanding-takata-recall-reveals-separate-airbag-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2016\/02\/honda-expanding-takata-recall-reveals-separate-airbag-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Honda Expanding Takata Recall, Reveals Separate Airbag Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Honda CR-V from model years 2007 to 2011 is now part of the Takata airbag recall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Honda now says it will recall more than 2.2 million vehicles due to faulty Takata airbags, about 500,000 more than was originally reported on Wednesday. And the maker says a separate airbag defect will force it to recall 341,000 more vehicles.<\/p>\n

All told, the problem with Takata airbag inflators forced Honda and its Acura luxury brand to recall 8.51 million vehicles, more than any other manufacturer. But the defect \u2013 which can cause airbags to overinflate and spew shrapnel into the passenger compartment \u2013 has now forced the recall of more than 20 million vehicles by at least 10 manufacturers in the U.S. alone.<\/p>\n

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The second recall involves the popular Honda Accord sedan. Older models can experience a failure of their airbag control units, which means the supplemental restraint system, or SRS, may not deploy in a crash. A number of other manufacturers are affected by this problem, as well.<\/p>\n

The larger problem involves a wide range of Honda products equipped with faulty Takata airbags. At least 10 deaths have been linked to the issue. The most recent fatality involved an older Ford Ranger pickup, though most have occurred in Honda products.<\/p>\n

Though a precise cause has not yet been determined, it appears to be linked to Takata\u2019s use of potentially unstable ammonium nitrate in its airbag inflators. Some experts believe the material begins to break down as a vehicle ages and experiences the shocks and bumps of normal road use.<\/p>\n

(Honda recalls 1.7 million new and used vehicles due to Takata airbags. For more, <\/em><\/strong>Click Here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Initial reports on Wednesday indicated about 1.7 million vehicles would be recalled as part of an expanding investigation into the Takata defect. That number left out more than 500,000 vehicles sold by Honda\u2019s luxury subsidiary, Acura.<\/p>\n

At this point, the products subject to\u00a0the latest recall\u00a0include:<\/p>\n