Most regardingautomakers public attention has focused on memory problems to Toyota, butToyota is not the only company facing these problems.
In the United States, Honda recalled latestround notifications are intended for 2001 and 2002 model Accord, Civic, Odyssey, CR-V, Pilot and the 2002 Acura TL and CL vehicles.
What can be more disturbing than forHonda the total number of cars to be repaired, the severity of thepotential defective airbags in cars. The implementation can excessivepressure shooting shrapnel through the fabric airbag, residents may injuringvehicle. The Wall Street Journal that the person died and 11 were injured in car accidents involving defective airbags Honda.
The irony of device damage occupant safety increaseoccupant could escape injury acollision is not a game that could well be the owners of Honda.
Honda has distanced itself from responsibility for its airbag defectunderlying remember placing the blame on a particular partsmanufacturer. Yoichi Hojo, Honda chief financial officer, told Reuters thatthe U.S. unit of Japan Takata Corp. deviated from the approved design by Honda when the production of airbags. Honda seeks financial compensation of its fromTakata.Because perceivedfoot drag to order the recall, Toyota is currently under control intenseCongressional. With the Honda, which published its first round of recallnotices in November 2008 its second round in July and the third in February, may also be under investigation.
The cost of any automatic recalldecreases over time, and when several vehicles in the class of model is removed from theroad, the automaker has fewer cars to remember. As a result, cause a delay recallmay savings for manufacturers.
If the manufacturer knows delays defectsand reasonable efforts to correct them, however, the potential savings could be beoffset punitive damages awards made productliability causes. Unlike the damage that the victims compensateinjury for damage, punitive damages are awarded punishwrongdoers prevent future failures and the like.
Problems are growing autorecall Honda, earlier this month, including 443,000 vehicles dismissal was expanded to include 378,000 additional vehicles. This recall isexpected at a cost of 2.2 million to $ 3.3 million Honda.
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