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Honda vehicles are rather favored in the United States, with the Honda Civic making Forbes' list of most popular used cars. Drivers ultimately appreciate the reliability of this vehicle, along with its safety features, affordability, and resale value. Because Honda's models greatly vary, the brand is quite flexible and marketable to a wide array of consumers. Despite this documented popularity, Honda isn't immune to issues that sometimes arise with cars. This week, Americans learned the automobile company is now recalling hundreds of thousands of its vehicles.

What's going on?

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) put out a notice, explaining the Honda vehicles in question hit a snag with their airbags. Apparently, these safety devices are prone to going off at the wrong times, due to the weight sensors on front passenger seats. Needless to say, this poses a serious threat to the well-being of anyone in the car. Airbags that improperly deploy can obstruct drivers' sight of the road ahead, increase the likelihood of auto accidents, and engender any number of other problems. In light of this, Honda has committed to getting new seat weight sensors to qualifying customers, free of charge. Next month, anyone who is driving one of the 750,000+ recalled vehicles will also be alerted of this accordingly via mail. Consumers driving the following Honda models should cease operating these vehicles effective immediately:

• Accord
• 2020-2022 Pilot
• HR-V Odyssey
• Civic Sedan
• 2020 Civic Coupe, Fit
• 2021-2022 Civic Hatchback
• 2020-2021 CR-V
• CR-V Hybrid
• CR-V Accord Hybrid
• CR-V Passport
• CR-V Ridgeline
• 2021 Civic Type R
• 2020-2021 Acura TLX
• 2020-2022 Acura RDX
• 2020 Acura MDX
• 2022 Acura MDX

Alternative transportation options

It's never fun for anyone to learn their car has been recalled and they need to quit driving it. Americans rely heavily on their vehicles to run errands, get to/from work, take their children to school, etc. Therefore, people driving any of the aforementioned models should know about alternate transportation options. In cases where walking or taking buses isn't feasible, people can look into rideshare apps like Uber and Lyft. Both of these services are available throughout the United States in most communities. Furthermore, Uber and Lyft each come with opportunities for cashback on rides and the option to get transportation at reduced rates in exchange for booking ahead of time or sharing the vehicle with other riders.