More than 35,000 Honda Passport SUVs are being recalled due to suspension brackets that risk failure after salt corrosion, the Japanese automaker said on Friday.
Trailing link brackets for the car’s suspension could come off the vehicle’s frame, after contact with excessive amounts of road salt, and could cause a crash, Honda said in a release.
The suspension issue affects 35,984 Passport sport utility vehicles made from 1998 to 2002. A few incidents, but no injuries or deaths, have been linked to bracket failure, Honda stated.
The recall is confined to 21 “salt belt” states where salt is often used to de-ice roads, more specifically in: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Washington D.C.
Honda stated that dealers will conduct inspections and perform repairs. Owners are encouraged to contact their local Honda dealers, visit www.recalls.honda.com or call (800) 999-1009 (option 4).
