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Honda and Isuzu Joint Recall over Suspension Corrosion

2002 Honda Passport

In the latter part of the 1990s, Honda and Isuzu had a joint effort to create SUVs, namely the Honda Passport and Isuzu Rodeo.  The Isuzu Axiom used a lot of underpinnings for the aforementioned SUVs, so it too suffers from the same malady causing the recall.  It turns out that vehicles exposed to “highly corrosive materials,” such as the road salt used in more northern states, experience premature wear and possible breaking of the rear suspension brackets.  Click past the jump for the model years, more details, and the press release.

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Ford recalls 575,000 Windstar minivans over rear axle

2000 Windstar

It just seems like it’s been “Recall Week” in the US Auto industry.  In a late-week press release reported by Automotive News, Ford is recalling 575,000 of its Windstar minivans, built from 1998-2003, for a problem with the rear axle.  The affected people movers were sold in the US and Canada, and are only from states that use road salt in the winter months to combat snow and ice.  The road salt causes corrosion, which weakens the rear axle, which can lead to it breaking, possibly causing an accident.

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