Honda Recalls 2016 CR-Vs on New Exploding Takata Air-Bag Defect
- A manufacturing error at Takata's Mexico factory is likely
- Defect unrelated to flaw that led to larger Takata recall
A Honda CRV automobile, manufactured by PT Honda Prospect Motor.
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Honda Motor Co. is recalling 2016 models of its popular CR-V small sport-utility vehicle because of a new, potentially deadly Takata Corp. air-bag defect.
The Honda recall, posted to its website late Friday, involves a manufacturing defect in a metal housing surrounding the driver’s air-bag inflator. In the event of a crash triggering an air-bag deployment, “the inflator could rupture, with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death,” Honda said in documents posted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website Saturday.