Yesterday we announced that Toyota had recalled over 1.5 million vehicles because of braking problems. Well, it appears that Honda has had a similar issue. This morning Honda announced that they were initiating a recall on both their Odyssey and Acura RL models.

The recall will affect 2005 to 2007 models of their Acura RL, and 2005 to 2007 Honda Odyssey vehicles. The recall is in fact related to that of Toyota yesterday, since both parts which have sparked the recall were manufactured by a company called Advics. In total there will be 470,000 vehicles involved in this recall.

Apparently if a car owner uses a brake fluid that doesn’t contain polymers, which keep the seals within the master cylinder moist, the seals may age quickly, and eventually leak. As time progresses this can lead to the loss of brake fluid, and thus less powerful braking. During the free repairs, that Honda will do on all recalled Odyssey and Acura RL models, they will replace the brake master cylinder seal, and the brake booster if a leak has occurred.

Honda is headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and employs an estimated 180,000 people. The company had revenues of over $120 billion last year. In addition to automobiles, they also produce motorcycles, ATVs, water pumps, jets, jet engines, robotics, lawn and garden equipment, and onboard motors.

For further details on this recall, you may call Honda’s customer support at 800-999-1009.