Nearly half a million Honda cars are being recalled to have their airbags checked, in the latest safety issue for carmakers. The main market concerned is North America, but other regions such as Australia are also affected. European Hondas are not being recalled. The problem is the potential for the bags to over-inflate and explode, spraying metal. Toyota has been hard hit by 10 million recalls worldwide.
Links to other sites: BBC, Bloomberg video
Toyota’s troubles don’t appear to be set to end soon, with the Japanese carmaker now recalling half a million Prius and other hybrid cars for potential brake problems. The company has recently recalled more than 8 million cars worldwide for a series of safety defects. The cost is expected to be higher than $2 billion for initial recalls alone.
Links to other sites: Business Week, Reuters, Toyota recall notice
