Understatement of the Year: Car Edition

[asterroc]

I just received a nice Safety Recall from my friendly Honda HQ regarding my 2006-7 Honda Civic. Quoting the relevant part, emphasis mine:

Honda Motor Co., Ltd., has decided that a defect related to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 2006-07 model year Civic vehicles equipped with anti-lock brake systems (ABS). The ABS module uses wheel speed sensors located on each wheel hub assembly. Some wheel sensors may have been improperly installed and do not seal the hub assembly. Water may enter the hub assembly and damage the wheel bearing. In areas where road salt is used, the wheel bearings may corrode even more quickly, which may cause the wheel to separate and fall off, increasing the risk of a crash.

I should think having a wheel fall off while driving would "increase the risk of a crash."

Ironic that I choose the Civic partially for safety features like anti-lock brakes. (I think I'm using the word "ironic" correctly there.)

Irritating that this happened right before a long road trip - but good that I found out before.

Comments

[rubicat.livejournal.com]

getting a new car, then?

*yikes*

So... how DO they resolve this, anyway?

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

New car?!?! God no, it's only got 38,000 miles on it!

You go in and they inspect to see if there's any leaks in the seal, and if not there's nothing to worry about. If there is, they replace everything - ABS, bearings, and all.