Honda recalls 900,000 Odyssey minivans

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Honda announced a recall on Saturday for roughly 900,000 of its Odyssey minivans because the second-row seats may tip forward if not properly latched.

This recall covers vehicles from the 2011-17 model years. About 800,000 of the affected minivans were sold in the United States.

Honda says it has received 46 reports of minor injuries related to the issue.

It says the Odyssey’s second-row seat may tip forward during moderate to heavy braking if it isn’t properly latched after adjusting it side-to-side or reinstalling a removed seat.

2015 Honda Odyssey Model /photo from Motor Trend‍

The company will repair the seats free of charge for owners of 2011-2017 models, it said in a statement Saturday.

According to Bloomberg news, Honda said it’s looking into how best to repair the seats and will start notifying owners of the fault via mail beginning in late December.

The company is working on a way to repair the issue and says it will notify owners when one is available. It will be free. Until then, Honda has put instructions for properly latching the seat on its website for owners.

As Bloomberg reported, the recall comes two months after Honda agreed to pay 484 million US dollars to settle economic-loss claims tied to Takata Corp. air-bag recalls. As of mid-September, about 20 million vehicles containing defective Takata air-bag inflators still haven’t been fixed, 64 percent of the 31.5 million vehicles containing the defective parts, according to a progress report.

(With input from Bloomberg news)

Source(s): AP