Honda recalls Odyssey and Element for brake pedal fade

Honda has been bitten by the recall bug that has plagued Toyota in recent months.

Today Honda issued a voluntary recall for 344,000 Honda Odyssey minivans, and 68,000 Honda Element vehicles from the 2007 and 2008 model year. The recall is due to a soft brake pedal requiring extra effort to stop the vehicles. While this recall seems precautionary, any brake performance issue is a safety concern.

Once parts are available in late-April, Honda dealers will cap and seal the part in the braking system that allows air to slowly build and cause the soft pedal.

Hopefully Honda has learned from the huge public relations debacle that Toyota made over their major recalls.

Honda set up a website at http://www.recalls.honda.com which directs you to the Honda Owners Link. You can put in your VIN number to see if it is the subject of this recall. This is what you see when you click on the Honda Recall Website: