DETROIT: Honda is quietly offering to replace potentially defective air bag inflators across the United States, even though its latest recall for the problem only covers cars in 13 high-humidity states and territories.
The replacement programme for owners concerned about their safety was revealed in documents posted recently by US safety regulators. But Honda doesn't plan to notify customers outside the recall areas.
Honda's action, plus a report of an exploding air bag that injured a Ford Mustang driver in North Carolina, is likely to give more ammunition to lawmakers calling for a nationwide recall of cars with air bags made by Japanese firm Takata Corp.
The air bags can inflate with too much force, blowing apart a metal canister and sending fragments into the passenger compartment.
Takata has blamed the problem on prolonged exposure to high humidity, which can cause the chemical air bag propellant to burn too fast.
At least five deaths worldwide have been linked to the problem, which is under investigation by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and authorities in Japan.
Honda's most recent inflator recall, announced November 6, covers passenger air bags in about 2.8 million vehicles in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan and American Samoa.
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