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Honda recalls $750,000$ US vehicles over air bag defect :By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON, Feb $6($Reuters$)-$ Honda Motor Co $(7267.$T$),$ opens new tab said on Tuesday it was recalling $750,000$ vehicles in the United States over a defect involving air bags which could deploy unintentionally during a crash.

The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, failing to suppress the air bag as intended, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration $($NHTSA$)$ said on Tuesday. Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors$.$

The recall includes certain Honda Pilot, Accord and Civic vehicles from the $2020-2022$ model years, and some Honda CR$-$V and Passport vehicles from the $2020$ and $2021$ model years.

Honda, in a statement filed with the safety regulator, said it had $3,834$ warranty claims, and that there were no reports of injuries or deaths related to the recall issue since June $2020.$

In a bid to explain how the defect may have originated, Honda told the NHTSA that after a natural disaster impacted the manufacturing plant of a subcontractor, a supplier temporarily changed the base material in the printed circuit board of the seat weight sensor$.$ The alternative material used "could allow additional strain to the printed circuit board", it said.

Toyota Motor $(7203.$T$),$ opens new tab in December recalled $1\mathrm{.}12$ million vehicles worldwide because a short circuit in a sensor could cause air bags not to deploy as designed.

Also in December, Honda recalled $4\mathrm{.}5$ million vehicles worldwide over risks of fuel pump failure, which included $2\mathrm{.}54$ million vehicles in the United States.

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