Statement by American Honda Regarding Driver Front Airbag Module Recall: 2016

Takata airbags have caused problems for years, and more than 30 million cars have been recalled worldwide since 2008, Reuters reported.

While the majority of vehicles recalled due to potentially injurious Takata airbag inflators are from the 2011 model year and earlier, GM recently recalled 395 vehicles due to a "suspect lot" of seat-mounted side airbags.

American Honda Motor Co has announced a recall of certain models of the eighth-generation Accord and the fourth-generation CR-V in the United States, each over separate issues regarding airbag deployment. Honda will directly call all those affected by the recall. Beyond the thirty vehicles sold before sales were halted, all remaining unsold vehicles are subject to a stop-sale order initiated by Honda and will not be sold to customers until recall repairs are completed. It said the problem was discovered when an air-bag inflator ruptured during an October 10 test at a Takata plant in Mexico. "As such, the defect in the airbag inflators of the affected CR-V vehicles does not appear to be similar to the defect in other Takata airbag inflators that have led to inflator ruptures in vehicles produced by Honda or other manufacturers". CR-V owners can enter their VIN here to check if their vehicle is affected.

Honda claims the recall is not due to the same type of issue which made automakers around the world recall their cars.

According to Nissan, the vehicle collided with a truck in front of it and the passenger side air bag exploded abnormally. Metal fragments were spewed from the air bag inflator, and a female passenger sustained injuries to her head and left arm. Honda dealers will replace the frontal air bag module, free of charge. Because of the incident, Takata notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Honda following the recall.