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Honda is recalling about 1.7 million Honda and Acura automobiles within the U.S. over issues they might have a faulty steering gearbox element that would pose a security danger.
“American Honda is announcing this recall to encourage owners of affected vehicles to take them to an authorized dealer for repair as soon as they receive notification,” Honda mentioned Wednesday.
The affected 2022-2025 Honda Civic Sedan, 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid Sedan, 2022-2025 Honda Civic Hatchback, 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid Hatchback, 2023-2025 Honda Civic Sort R, 2023-2025 Honda CR-V, 2023-2025 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2025 Honda CR-V Gasoline Cell, 2023-2025 Honda HR-V, 2023-2025 Acura Integra and 2024-2025 Acura Integra Sort S automobiles may need an “improperly produced steering gearbox worm wheel,” the automaker warned.
The emblem of Honda is seen at a dealership retailer. (Photograph by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Photos/LightRocket through Getty Photos / Getty Photos)
The element, if defective, can “swell during use, reducing the grease film thickness between the worm wheel and worm gear,” in line with a Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration (NHTSA) recall report. The spring preload of the worm gear may be too excessive.
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Within the recalled automobiles, elevated friction between these two elements might “increase steering effort and difficulty, increasing the risk of a crash or injury,” the report mentioned.
The faulty steering gearbox half and the problem it might trigger haven’t resulted in any accidents or deaths, in line with the NHTSA report. In the meantime, the corporate has fielded over 10,300 guarantee claims.
“Registered owners of all affected models will be contacted by mail and asked to take their vehicle to an authorized Honda or Acura dealer,” Honda mentioned.
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These notification letters will exit to the Honda and Acura clients with the recalled automobiles in November, the automaker mentioned. It has already knowledgeable sellers concerning the challenge.
The repair will contain the supplier putting in an “improved” worm gear spring totally free. They will even “redistribute or add grease” to the worm wheel at no cost, in line with Honda.
A Honda emblem is seen through the New York Worldwide Auto Present, in Manhattan, New York Metropolis, on April 5, 2023. (REUTERS/David ‘Dee’ Delgado/File Photograph / Reuters Images)
“Owners who have paid to have these repairs completed at their own expense may be eligible for reimbursement, in accord with the recall reimbursement plan on file with the NHTSA,” the report mentioned.
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The timeframes throughout which Honda constructed the impacted automobiles diversified by mannequin.
American Honda offered greater than 1.3 million automobiles throughout the Honda and Acura manufacturers in 2023. Earlier this month, it mentioned its year-to-date gross sales have been almost 1.06 million, together with over 105,500 in September.
