Honda recalls nearly 350k Odyssey minivans over unintended braking
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A problem reported with the Vehicle Safety Assist System has prompted <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/">Honda</a> and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nhtsa/">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration</a> to issue a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/recalls-tsbs/">recall</a> for <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/odyssey/">Odyssey</a> minivans from the 2007 and 2008 model years.<br />
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The issue revolves around a combination of parts and software that have been reported to cause the vehicle to brake hard and unexpectedly, without illuminating the brake lights. Imagine driving behind one of these vehicles when the malfunction occurs and you can easily understand how an unexpected rear-end collision could ensue.<br />
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Unfortunately, Honda won't be able to fix the problem until next spring, at which point the manufacturer will call in the 344,187 units affected into their local dealership for a fix. In the meantime, Honda will instruct owners on how to avoid the situation. For further details, see the full <a href="/2013/11/03/honda-odyssey-recall-unintended-braking/#continued">recall notice below</a>.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/03/honda-odyssey-recall-unintended-braking/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Honda recalls nearly 350k Odyssey minivans over unintended braking</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/03/honda-odyssey-recall-unintended-braking/">Honda recalls nearly 350k Odyssey minivans over unintended braking</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sun, 03 Nov 2013 13:20:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/03/honda-odyssey-recall-unintended-braking/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20759877/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/03/honda-odyssey-recall-unintended-braking/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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