Honda recalls 400,000 vehicles in US

Honda has recalled nearly 400,000 vehicles in the US because of a defect that could lead cars to roll away when parked, the Japanese manufacturer said Monday.
The safety recall was related to a defect in the ignition mechanism. Honda in a statement reported 'several complaints about such failures' and 'a small number of related incidents, including one that resulted in a minor injury.'

Honda was recalling 197,000 'Accord' and 117,000 'Civic' models from 2003, as well as 69,000 Element models from 2003-04.