NHTSA Complaint #10482059 — 2000 HONDA ACCORD

I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO YOUR ATTENTION ABC'S INVESTIGATION INTO HONDA ACCORDS FOR DANGEROUS RUSTED/ROTTED SUB-FRAMES. THE CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY IN WASHINGTON D.C. IS CALLING ON HONDA TO ISSUE A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR ONE AND ONE-HALF MILLION 1998 THROUGH 2002 HONDA ACCORDS DUE TO RUST THAT IS QUIETLY EATING AWAY AT A MAJOR STRUCTURAL COMPONENT. THE CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [XXX] SAID, "THERE'S NO QUESTION THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. WHAT YOU HAVE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF OWNERS DRIVING THE ROADS ON A VEHICLE THAT MAY SUFFER CATASTROPHIC FRAME FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION." [XXX] IS CALLING ON HONDA TO NOTIFY OWNERS TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES INSPECTED. "SOONER OR LATER," SAID [XXX], "SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED, THERE'S GOING TO BE A BIG PRODUCT LIABILITY LAWSUIT AND HONDA VERY WELL MAY WIND UP PAYING MORE IN LITIGATION COSTS THEN IN DOING WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING -- WHICH IS DO A RECALL TODAY." RECORDS ABC NEWS OBTAINED FROM NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION DETAIL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING SUB-FRAMES THAT WERE DESCRIBED AS "UNSAFE, FAILED INSPECTION AND IN DANGEROUS CONDITION." I BELIEVE THAT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION. HONDA WILL JUST TRY TO WAIT OUT THE SITUATION AND HOPE THAT IT WILL GO AWAY IF IT DOES NOT GET PRESSURE FROM NHTSA AND OWNERS ACROSS THE NATION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR