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Statement by American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Regarding VSA Modulator Recall

TORRANCE, Calif. – March 16, 2010 – Honda will recall approximately 344,000 Odyssey and 68,000 Element vehicles from the 2007-2008 model years in the U.S. to modify the Vehicle Stability Assist™ (VSA®) modulator. Honda has received customer complaints of brake pedals that feel “soft” or that gradually exhibit a pedal height that gets lower (closer to the floor) before the vehicle stops. In affected vehicles, this condition tends to very slowly increase over time.

Some VSA modulators were assembled in a manner that could allow air intrusion, making it possible for air to enter the modulator during the VSA self-check mode. While only a miniscule amount of air can enter the system during each check, over a period of months or years, the air will accumulate and can result in the “soft brake pedal” or “low brake pedal” condition symptoms associated with this issue. Although not all vehicles being recalled are affected by this issue, we are recalling all possible units to assure all customers that their vehicles will perform correctly.

Honda is announcing this recall to encourage all owners of these vehicles to take their vehicle to an authorized dealer as soon as they receive notification from Honda that their vehicle is affected. Notification to customers will start at the end of April.

Once owners of these vehicles receive written notification of this recall from Honda, they should contact their authorized Portland Honda dealer to schedule an appointment for repair. When Honda identifies concerns of this nature, nothing is more important to the company than fulfilling our obligation and responsibility to alert our customers. To this end in addition to contacting customers by mail, after April 19, 2010, owners of these vehicles will be able to determine if their vehicle requires repair by going on-line or calling. Honda owners can go to www.recalls.honda.com or call (800) 999-1009, and select option 4. Please feel free to contact us at Dick Hannah Honda with any questions!

Paramore Takes the 2010 Honda Civic Tour Full-Throttle on the Hottest Coast-to-Coast ‘Green’ Tour

Paramore’s Customized Honda Civic Si Coupe to be Won by Lucky Fan

NEW YORK, March 11 /PRNewswire/ — Paramore jump-starts the hottest music scene this summer as the headliner for the 2010 Honda Civic Tour. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. announced the participation of the 2008 and 2009 Grammy-nominated band today. The tour will kick off July 23 in Raleigh, NC and visit 31 U.S. cities and one Canadian city.

Over the past decade, the Honda Civic Tour has provided nearly two million fans with an exclusive, interactive concert experience with up close and personal access to their favorite bands. Honda Civic Tour continues this commitment in 2010 by supporting extraordinary musical artists Paramore. The band will take the stage with the infectious material off their gold certified third album, brand new eyes, the studio follow-up to 2007’s RIOT! (which has sold over two million copies worldwide). brand new eyes brings driving, fist-pumping anthems to truly stun fans on this year’s 2010 Honda Civic Tour.

Joining Paramore on tour are Tegan and Sara, the hugely popular pop rock act who released their sixth

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