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2001 Honda Civic & Accord NHTSA airbag recall

American Honda is recalling all Civic and Accord cars from the 2001 model year. Apparently the driver’s airbag inflator could produce excessive internal pressure. So if an affected airbag deploys, the increased internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture. Continue reading »

Mugen kit for Euro Honda Civic Type-R

Mugen, Honda’s in-house tuning arm, already has their own hyper-tuned version of the Japanese-market Honda Civic Type-R sedan. But Europe has its own version of the Civic Type-R, based on the disappointing 3-door Euro-Civic hatchback with non-independent suspension. The European Civic Type-R is imported to Japan in limited numbers, and this was enough reason for Mugen to offer a body kit for it. Continue reading »

Honda celebrates 50 years in America

Honda marked its first 50 years in America this week, commemorating the establishment of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., in a small Los Angeles storefront on June 11, 1959. Honda associates observed the occasion with a brief ceremony at the company’s U.S. headquarters in California. Continue reading »

Honda Civic GX gas-power production in Indiana

The Honda Civic GX, the only mass-market factory-produced car to be powered by natural gas in America, will now be mass-produced at a Honda plant in Greensburg, Indiana, alongside the regular Civic sedan. Continue reading »