American vehicle manufacturer Honda Motor has issued a recall on 344,187 Honda Odyssey vehicles of certain model year 2007-2008, over the concerns of brakes.
Manufactured from 8 August 2006, through 8 September 2008, the vehicle safety assist system (VSA) of the affected vehicles may apply the brakes unexpectedly due to a combination of system components and software.
This results in the increased risk of a crash from behind, as the vehicle may suddenly and unexpectedly brake hard without illuminating the brake lights.
Honda will send owners an interim letter notifying them of the issue and instruct them how to prevent unintended braking. However, the parts to remedy these vehicles will not be available until the spring of 2014.
A second notification will be sent when the parts become available. Interim notification is expected to begin in early December 2013.
