Honda Odometer Defect Class Action Settles
Class Actions March 29th, 2008NYT reports this morning that Honda settled a major class action lawsuit stemming from inaccurate
readings of Honda Accords’ odometers. The case was brought on behalf 2002-6 model Hondas and Acuras and 2007 Honda Fits bought from April 13, 2002, to Nov. 7, 2006 — a total of about six million vehicles. Basically, the odometers on these vehicles were accruing mileage faster than they should have, pushing cars out of warranty than an odometer that is calibrated correctly. The class-action suit claimed that the odometers on some Acuras and Hondas were overstating the mileage. In the settlement approved by the court last December, Honda agreed to extend the mileage limits on warranties by 5 percent. So a 36,000-mile warranty, for example, will expire at 37,800 miles and a 100,000-mile extended warranty will last until 105,000 miles.
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