Honda Canada is recalling 31,908 autos after the invention of a body defect that might improve the chance of fireplace.
South of the border, American Honda Motor Co. is recalling 112,060 autos in america for a similar purpose.
The recollects have an effect on 2006-14 Honda Ridgeline fashions bought throughout Canada or registered within the “salt-belt” area of america, places the place de-icing brokers are utilized to roads through the winter.
Honda stated an investigation revealed that accumulation of de-icing brokers and different particles on the rear body, the place the gasoline tank is mounted, might trigger the mounting bands to corrode and separate. This might lead to gasoline leakage and hearth threat if the gasoline tank is broken.
Honda stated in an announcement Tuesday that the corporate shouldn’t be conscious of any gasoline leaks, accidents or accidents associated to the defect.
Treatments will likely be decided primarily based on the corrosion stage of the body, and Honda will “discover repurchase of autos on a case-by-case foundation.”
Honda notified sellers on June 17 and can start notifying homeowners in each international locations on August 1.
The states concerned within the recall are Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C.