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m Honda Motor Company, Ltd. is a Japanese
multinational corporation primarily known as a
manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles
m Y e company is considered to be t e foremost
manufacturer of engines across t e world in
terms of t e s eer volume of t e engines it
manufactures annually.


m Honda as been t e world's largest motorcycle
manufacturer since 1959.
m It surpassed NISSAN in 2001 to become t e second-
largest Japanese automobile manufacturer.
m Honda is t e sixt largest automobile manufacturer
in t e world.
Honda was t e
first Japanese
automobile
manufacturer
to release a
dedicated
luxury brand
Acura, in 1986.
Honda establis ed its first United States office in
1959 in Los Angeles, California, to sell its sedans.
Honda as sold more t an 1 million ve icles eac year in t e
United States since 1999 as sales climbed from 1.076 million
in 1999 to 1.2 million in 2008.
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Honda Accord
has been voted
the
most reliable
car by British
people in a
new poll
conducted on
the 24th of
july,2010.
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m n t e 9t of Febuary,2010, Honda announced a
recall of certain 2001 and 2002 model ve icles to
replace t e driver's airbag inflator.
m Y e recall was made for around 378000 ve icles in
t e United States.
m Y ey announced t eir recall on t eir website i.e
www. onda.com. Also via newspapers, television,
internet etc.
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m Y ere are 12 documented cases of t is issue till date,
out of w ic one was fatal.
m Y e recall is said to ave stemmed from t e airbag
not meeting safety requirements w en tested wit
an unbelted cras test dummy t e size of a c ild.
m wners wit ve icles t at are affected received a
notice to take t eir car to an aut orized dealer once
t ey receive t e official notice.
m Honda s ares were dropped after t e recall
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m n 16t marc ,2010, A massive 2010 Honda recall
appened due to brake problems.
m t e Honda recall affected more t an 400,000
ve icles, including t e Honda dyssey minivans and
t e Honda Element crossover ve icles from bot t e
2007 and 2008 model years.
m Honda stated t at "some VSA modulators were
assembled in a manner t at could allow air intrusion,
making it possible for air to enter t e modulator
during t e VSA self-c eck mode."




In t e interests of customer satisfaction, t e company:
m ëeplaced t e airbags and brakes.
m Provided Free service.
m Set up a p one line to contact if owners ave any
queries.
m Voluntarily conducted a ¶Safety Improvement
Campaign·.
m ëecommended c ildren under t e age of 12 be
properly restrained in t e ve icle·s rear seat.
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