DETROIT (AP) — Honda is recalling practically 206,000 SUVs within the U.S. as a result of the gas filler neck can separate from the filler pipe in a crash, permitting gasoline to leak and rising the chance of a hearth.
The recall covers sure 2023 and 2024 Passports and a few 2023 by 2025 Pilots.
Honda says in paperwork posted Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration {that a} glitch within the set up course of prevented a whole connection between the neck and the pipe.
The firm mentioned it has one guarantee declare and no stories of accidents from December of 2018 by Nov. 20 of this yr. The paperwork didn’t point out any stories of fires.
Dealers will examine the SUVs and correctly join the neck tube to the gas filler pipe if wanted. Owners can be notified by letter beginning Jan. 6.
