Honda is recalling some 440,000 additional cars for possible faulty airbags.
The massive recall involves driver-side airbags in some 2001-02 Honda Accords, 2001 Civics and 2002-03 Acura TLs.
"In some vehicles, airbag inflators can produce over-pressurization of
the driver's [front] airbag inflator mechanism during airbag
deployment," Honda stated in a press release today. "If an affected inflator deploys, the
increased internal pressure may cause the inflator casing to rupture.
Metal fragments could pass through the cloth airbag cushion material,
possibly causing an injury or fatality to vehicle occupants."
Honda will send notice recall letters to owners of the problematic cars in the mail in the weeks to come.
You can get more info from the Honda web sites at: www.owners.honda.com/recalls and/or the Acura web site at: www.owners.acura.com/recalls
