Honda recall: rear cameras and airbags are reminiscent of Accord, Insight and Acura

Honda recalls 1.4 million cars while it was trying to solve a persistent problem related to potentially fatal Takata air bag inflators and, separately, to software problems involving rear-view cameras in more than 200,000 additional vehicles.

The Japanese automaker has announced that it will recall 1.4 million American Honda and Acura vehicles to replace the front air bag inflators manufactured by Takata, which must adhere to the government-mandated recall schedule.

A total of 23 people worldwide have been killed and at least 180 others injured by defective inflators, which can overheat and explode, spraying metal parts around the inside of the car.

Vehicle owners should schedule free repair at licensed dealers as soon as possible, Honda said by announcing the fourth step of a five-step recall of up to 40 million additional Takata inflators announced by the National Highway and Transportation Administration in 2016.

In total, about 37 million vehicles equipped with 50 million defective Takata airbags are being recalled as they can explode during their deployment, causing serious injury or even death, according to NHTSA. Additional airbags should be recalled by December 2019, bringing the total number of airbags affected to about 65-70 million.

After filing for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Tokyo in 2017, Takata was purchased by the US Mobility Safety Company, Key Safety System.

Separately, a faulty rear camera prompted Honda to recall approximately 232,000 2018 Accord vehicles and 201 2019 Insight hybrids. In the United States, faulty software for displaying the rear camera causes it to malfunction.

"Due to incorrect software programming, the central screen that normally displays the rear view image may not provide this image during backup events following certain scenarios." use even after restarting the vehicle, "said Honda.

Honda has not received any reports of an accident or injury related to this problem.

– Associated Press contributed to this report.