DETROIT (AP) - Honda is
recalling 600,000 Accord midsize cars in the U.S. and Canada to fix a
faulty power steering hose that can leak fluid and cause a fire.
The recall affects Accords with
V-6 engines from the 2003 through 2007 model years. Honda has a report
of one fire but no injuries or crashes.
The five-passenger Accord is
consistently among the top-selling vehicles in the United States, mainly
because of its reputation for reliability and fuel economy. For years
it has been the nation's second-best-selling car, beaten only by the
Toyota Camry.
The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, the government agency that monitors vehicle
safety, said in a posting on its website during the weekend that the
Accord's power steering hose can deteriorate with prolonged exposure to
engine heat. The hoses can crack and leak, possibly causing a fire or
loss of power-assisted steering, the documents said.
Honda will replace the hoses for
free, but it won't have the parts available until early next year. Any
owner who suspects a leak should take their car to a dealer for
inspection, Honda spokesman Ed Miller said Monday.
The company that makes the
Accord's power-steering hoses had to ramp up manufacturing to make them
since the affected cars are more than five model years old and the hoses
were out of production, Miller said.
"We're going to start making them and getting them out there as soon as we can," he said.
The Accords are being added to a
May recall of 53,000 Acura TL midsize luxury cars in the U.S. from the
2007 and 2008 model years. Acura is Honda's luxury brand.
The replacement hoses for the Accords are different from the hoses in the original Acura recall, Honda said.
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