Honda Recalls 412,000 Odysseys and Elements

Honda is recalling 412,000 Odyssey minivans and Element SUVs from 2007 and 2008 for a soft brake pedal. Honda says not all of them have the problem, but they're recalling them all to "assure all customers their vehicles are performing correctly."

Full news release from Honda regarding the recall here.

Honda Expands Airbag Recall; More Than 800,000 Cars In U.S., Total

Honda says driver's-side airbags in many of its 2001 and 2002 Honda and Acura vehicles could deploy with too much force, resulting in injury or death.

Tough guys will say "Hey, I can take a punch"...but that's not what Honda's talking about here. The force involved could shatter the inflator casing and send metal fragments flying through the airbag cushion material and into...well, you and your passengers.

Same basic principle as a grenade.

Honda says it's aware of a total of 14 incidents, with one fatality.