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Honda Recall 412.000 Odyssey and Element
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Tuesday
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Still fresh in the memory of the world automotive community on the recall hundreds thousands of Honda Jazz / Fit, Honda Motor Come back to surprise with a recall of about 412,000 units Honda Odyssey and Element from the market. The second withdrawal of their products marketed in the United States was forced to do because there are indications of problems in its braking system. If not immediately corrected, the vehicle will be more difficult to stop. American Honda's spokesman, Chris Martin tells the braking problem is due to air bubbles in the hydraulic brake them. Over time, several months or several years later, these bubbles can cause loss of braking power and pedal requires pushed further into the ground to stop the vehicle. Honda recognizes at least a few accidents and 3 incidents of minor injury due to a brake fault. Honda had already reported the matter to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. "Although not all drawn vehicles affected by this problem, we recall to anticipate the various possibilities and to ensure to all customers that their vehicles do not have a problem," Martin said as quoted by Reuters on Wednesday (17/3/2010). If specified from the 412,000 cars made up of 344,000 and 68,000 Odyssey Element model year 2007 and 2008 who will be affected this time Honda recall. Honda itself acknowledges there is a problem in the devices used in electronic stability control system, which selectively brakes keep each wheel to function during emergency situations. To fix this, Honda engineers are likely to use a plastic cover and sealant on the two holes on the brake to stop the flow of air into the brake.