Honda has issued a large recall for a number of fashions as a result of the passenger-side airbags might unintentionally deploy. It impacts greater than 750,000 Honda and Acura vehicles from 2020-2022 and almost each mannequin.

The defect entails the entrance passenger seat weight sensor. A capacitor on the sensor’s circuit board might crack, resulting in an inside quick circuit. If that occurs, the entrance passenger frontal and knee airbags might nonetheless deploy even with the presence of an occupant who weighs too little for the security machine, like a smaller grownup or a toddler, growing the chance of damage.

Here’s the total checklist of recalled automobiles:

According to Honda within the recall report, the problem arose from a provider that modified the bottom materials within the circuit board throughout the manufacturing course of as a consequence of a pure catastrophe at one other provider. The various base materials wasn’t verified for this use, which might permit extra pressure on the board, resulting in a cracked capacitor. Affected automobiles might have the SRS warning gentle illuminated, and the passenger airbag indicator might stay off.

Honda acquired its first guarantee declare for the problem in August 2020. The firm investigated however did not uncover any defects on the time. However, by October 2021, the corporate had a number of claims, so it continued to analyze, noticing the development improve by means of November 2023 earlier than discovering the defect final month. Honda hasn’t acquired any experiences of accidents or deaths associated to the problem, nevertheless it has acquired greater than 3,800 guarantee claims.

Honda will repair the burden sensor without spending a dime, informing affected house owners by March 8.