FROM DAILY MAIL: The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched separate investigations into about 583,600 Honda vehicles over potential dangerous defects.
These defects involve rear seatbelt warnings and inadvertent airbag deployments.
The regulator is examining 142,600 units of the 2023-2024 Honda Pilot SUV for a possible malfunction in the rear seatbelt warning system, which may incorrectly alert drivers about passenger seatbelt usage.
A second probe covers 441,000 units of the 2018-2022 Honda Odyssey minivan.
“Inadvertent deployment of airbags while a vehicle is in motion can lead to injury or driver distraction, which may result in a collision,” the NHTSA said.
A recall has not been issued yet, as the NHTSA in assessing the scope and severity of the issues.
Honda is headquartered in Tokyo. It is one of the largest carmakers in the world.
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