Honda recalls nearly half a million cars in the U.S. due to brake problems

Honda recalls nearly half a million cars in the U.S. due to brake problems

2010-10-25 19:24:56 GMT+7 (ICT)

NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- American Honda Motor Co. on Monday announced a recall of nearly half a million vehicles to replace a seal in the brake master cylinder.

The U.S. division said it was recalling 471,820 model year 2005 to 2007 Acura RL and model year 2005 to early 2007 Honda Odyssey vehicles.

The car maker said it is possible for the seal to fail if the brake fluid installed at the factory is replaced with certain aftermarket brake fluids with reduced lubrication properties, followed by a manual brake bleed with full and rapid stroke of the brake pedal.

Failure to repair the master cylinder seal would eventually result in a soft brake pedal and the possible loss of one of the two hydraulic braking circuits.

"Drivers of affected vehicles should be aware that this condition will always cause the low brake fluid light to illuminate," the company said.

The recall came just days after Toyota announced that it will conduct a voluntary recall on approximately 1.5 million vehicles worldwide due to a problem with their brake fluid.

According to Toyota, the vehicles recalled have a possibility that a small amount of the brake fluid could slowly leak from the brake master cylinder, resulting in illumination of the brake warning lamp.

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