Honda recalls 470K vehicles after Toyota, both used same supplier
 

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Honda</a> has announced that it's recalling a total of 470,000 vehicles in the U.S. due to the same failing master cylinder problem that caused <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/toyota">Toyota</a> to <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/21/toyota-recalling-1-66-million-vehicles-globally-over-brake-and-f/">recall 1.66 million vehicles</a> worldwide this week. <br />
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According to The Detroit News, the two automakers used the same supplier for the part, and when owners use a type of brake fluid other than what's used at the factory, a seal within the master cylinder may fail, causing a leak that could eventually lead to loss of braking power altogether. Honda says that a warning light would illuminate before this happened, however. <br />
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The Honda recall covers 2005-2007 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/rl">Acura RL</a> models and 2005-2007 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/odyssey">Honda Odyssey</a> minivans, while the Toyota recall includes the 2005-2006 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/avalon">Avalon</a> and 2004-2006 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/highlander">Highlander</a> (non-hybrid only), and 2006 Lexus <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/gs">GS</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/is">IS</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/rx">RX</a> cars and crossovers.<br />
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Honda says that at this point, it doesn't know how many of its vehicles have suffered a master cylinder failure nor how many have leaked. The company says it will replace the faulty seal and, if leaking has occurred, the brake booster will be replaced as well.<br />
There's no set schedule for fixing those vehicles that are impacted by the recall, but owners should expect to hear something soon.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://detnews.com/article/20101022/AUTO01/10220419/1148/rss25">The Detroit News</a> | Image: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/22/honda-recalls-470k-vehicles-after-toyota-both-used-same-supplie/">Honda recalls 470K vehicles after Toyota, both used same supplier</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/22/honda-recalls-470k-vehicles-after-toyota-both-used-same-supplie/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19685247/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/22/honda-recalls-470k-vehicles-after-toyota-both-used-same-supplie/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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