Honda recalls 110,000 older Ridgeline pickups for fire risk

Honda is recalling far more than 100,000 more mature Ridgeline pickups to tackle a probable hearth hazard stemming from corrosion of the mounting method that retains the gasoline tank in put. Around time, road salt accumulation can weaken the mounting surface that retains the fuel tank’s retention bands, allowing it to loosen or potentially occur free of charge. This could consequence in gasoline leaking, probably foremost to a fire. 

Whilst the issue is fundamentally common to all Ridgeline models designed in the course of that time frame, Honda is not recalling each individual instance of the pickup. Alternatively, it is targeting only people that had been registered in states that use rock salt for winter season de-icing, which limitations the populace to 112,060 illustrations. Honda narrowed down the inhabitants to automobiles presently or formerly registered in the next states:

• Connecticut
• Delaware
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kentucky
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New York
• Ohio
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• Vermont
• Virginia
• West Virginia
• Washington, D.C.
• Wisconsin 

“In salt-belt states exactly where de-icing brokers are used to maintain the roadway, the de-icing brokers, together with mud and filth, could accumulate alongside the rear body, in which the gasoline tank is mounted,” Honda’s defect detect to NHTSA reported. “In excess of time, the accrued de-icing brokers/mud/dirt mixture could cause the gasoline tank mounting bands to corrode and separate from the frame. If this occurs, an unsecured fuel tank can come to be weakened from undercarriage impact, which can maybe outcome in gas leakage.”

Honda claims clients ought to pay interest to noises from the undercarriage (rubbing, clunking) that may well show a loose gas tank. Notices have begun circulating to sellers and house owners, who should all be notified by August. Honda will inspect the rear suspension and repair service, exchange or reinforce elements free of charge of demand if there are any indications of corrosion. In unusual circumstances wherever rear-close corrosion has advance further than the sensible possibility of maintenance, Honda will offer to purchase the vehicle back again from the consumer. 

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