NEWS:
Honda recalling
Passport SUVs over suspension
YAHOO NEWS -- December
17, 2010 – Honda Motor Co. is recalling about 35,000 Passport sport
utility vehicles to inspect brackets on the rear
suspension that could detach and lead to a crash.
The recall announced
Friday involves Passports from the 1998-2002 model
years and is limited to 21 states and the District
of Columbia where road salt is used during the
winter.
Honda says the front
bracket of the rear suspension lower trailing links
could corrode and the bracket could break off from
the frame. Honda spokesman ..said the government
received 33 complaints from owners but no injuries
were reported.
The recall covers SUVs
in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont,
West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Honda spokesman said the
problem was not related to a similar recall
involving Ford Windstar minivans. Ford has recalled
more than 600,000 minivans in the U.S. and Canada
this year over concerns the rear axle could break,
affecting the vehicle's handling.
Honda said it expected
to notify owners beginning Friday and encouraged
owners to take their vehicles to an authorized
dealer.
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