NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Japanese multinational conglomerate Honda is recalling nearly 206,000 SUVs in the United States because the fuel filler neck can separate from the filler pipe in a crash, allowing gasoline to leak and increasing the risk of a fire.
The recall covers certain 2023 and 2024 Passports and some 2023 through 2025 Pilots. Honda said in documents posted on Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that a glitch in the installation process prevented a complete connection between the neck and the pipe.
The company said it has one warranty claim and no reports of injuries from December 2018 through Nov. 20 of this year. The documents did not mention any reports of fires.
Separately, multinational automotive manufacturing company Stellantis is recalling more than 300,000 Ram Heavy Duty pickup trucks for a faulty part that could cause certain braking and tracking systems to fail.
The Netherlands-based automaker said the hydraulic control unit on the trucks is prone to failure, which can cause the anti-lock brake, electronic stability control and traction control systems to not work properly. Stellantis said regular braking systems are not affected by the defective part and that it's unaware of any related injuries.
The trucks in question are all model years 2017-18 and include the Ram 2500, 3500, 4500 and 5500. The recall includes a total of 317,630 trucks, including a small number of them in Canada, Mexico and elsewhere.
