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|Description=Japanese automotive manufacturer known for models like the Accord, Civic, and CR-V.

|Founded=1946

|Industry=Automotive Manufacturing

|Logo=Honda logo.svg

|ParentCompany=

|Type=Public

|Website=https://global.honda

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'''[[wikipedia:Honda|Honda Motor Co., Ltd.]]''' is a Japanese auto manufacturer. Honda produces well established models such as the Accord, Civic, and CR-V, and is most known for their practicality and reliability at a price the average car buyer can afford.

==Consumer impact summary==

Consumers had their information collected, then sold off to a third party company called Verisk, without the consent of their consumers, in which Verisk then resold the collected data as "driver reports," which insurance companies utilized to increase the premiums of their customers.

Honda American subsidiary company, American Honda Motor Co., Inc, operates the HondaLink apps on both Apple Store and Google Play Store, designed to connect Honda vehicles to smartphones for easy of use and connection of services.

=Incidents=

October 2019: Honda exposed roughly 26,000 vehicle owner records containing personal identifiable information (PII) of North American customers after misconfiguring an Elasticsearch cluster.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gatlan |first=Sergiu |date=2019-12-18 |title=Honda Exposes 26,000 Records of North American Customers |url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/honda-exposes-26-000-records-of-north-american-customers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260603202621/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/honda-exposes-26-000-records-of-north-american-customers/ |archive-date=2026-06-03 |access-date=2026-06-03 |website=BleepingComputer}}</ref>

July 2024: [https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden-markey_auto_privacy_letter_to_ftc.pdf Senators Wyden and Markey's letter] to the FTC accusing Honda of selling customer data to the third party company [[Verisk]], who then resold the data in the form of "driver reports", which insurance companies used to increase customer's insurance premiums.<ref>https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden-markey_auto_privacy_letter_to_ftc.pdf ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260216055607/https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden-markey_auto_privacy_letter_to_ftc.pdf Archived])</ref>

~~'''[[wikipedia~~:Honda|Honda ~~Motor Co~~.~~, Ltd~~.~~]]''' is a Japanese auto manufacturer that has assembly plants in multiple nations, including the subsidiary American Honda Motor Company, Inc~~. ~~in the United States of America~~.

March 2025: Honda settled with the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) for privacy violations, for which they paid a $632,500 fine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cppa.ca.gov/announcements/2025/20250312.html|title=Honda Settles With CPPA Over Privacy Violations|work=California Privacy Protection Agency|access-date=2025-03-20|date=2025-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313145126/https://cppa.ca.gov/announcements/2025/20250312.html|archive-date=2025-03-13|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{~~InfoboxCompany~~

March 5th 2026: Honda announces that existing HondaLink features for specific cars models will be removed starting March 5th, 2026, including but not limited to: Vehicle Notifications - Warning lamps and Maintenance Minders, Vehicle Mileage, Fuel Level/Fuel Range, Oil Life, and Send Destination.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-05 |title=HondaLink Updates for Select Vehicles Starting March 5, 2026 |url=https://mygarage.honda.com/s/article/HondaLink-Updates-for-Select-Vehicles-Starting-March-5-2026-Honda |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260429030332/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://mygarage.honda.com/s/article/HondaLink-Updates-for-Select-Vehicles-Starting-March-5-2026-Honda |archive-date=2026-04-29 |access-date=2026-04-27 |website=MyGarage Honda}}</ref>

| ~~Name~~ = ~~Honda Motor Co., Ltd.~~

| ~~Type~~ = ~~Public~~

| ~~Founded~~ = ~~1946~~

| ~~Industry~~ = ~~Manufacturing~~

| ~~Official Website~~ = https://~~global~~.honda

| ~~Logo~~ = Honda ~~logo.png~~

}}

=~~Summary~~=

May 21st 2026: Honda announced a recall of nearly 100,000 vehicles due to potential air bag issues affecting several models and Honda's luxury and performance brand/division, Acura.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Riet |first=Emily Van De |date=2026-06-01 |title=Honda is recalling several vehicle models for potential air bag issues |url=https://www.wsaz.com/2026/06/01/honda-is-recalling-several-vehicle-models-potential-air-bag-issues/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260603203648/https://www.wsaz.com/2026/06/01/honda-is-recalling-several-vehicle-models-potential-air-bag-issues/ |archive-date=2026-06-03 |access-date=2026-06-03 |website=WSAZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Barry |first=Keith |date=2026-05-29 |title=Honda and Acura Recall Nearly 100,000 Vehicles to Fix Airbag Sensors |url=https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-recalls-defects/honda-and-acura-recall-vehicles-to-fix-airbag-sensors-a8497939620/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260603203951/https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-recalls-defects/honda-and-acura-recall-vehicles-to-fix-airbag-sensors-a8497939620/ |archive-date=2026-06-03 |access-date=2026-06-03 |website=Consumer Reports}}</ref>

Honda was named in the July 2024 [[Senators Wyden and Markey's letter]] to the FTC accusing them of selling customer data to third party [[Verisk]], who then resold the data in the form of "driver reports", which insurance companies used to increase customer's insurance premiums.{{Citation needed}}

==Products==

~~As of January 2025, Honda has a Memorandum of Understanding to merge with Nissan.~~

==See Also==

*[[Toyota]]

*[[Ford]]

*[[BMW]]

*[[Mercedes-Benz]]

*[[Tesla]]

*[[Ferrari]]

~~https://web.archive.org/web~~/~~20241223105115/https~~:~~//cnbc.com/2024/12/23/honda-and-nissan-merger-talks.html/~~

==References==

[[Category:Honda]]

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+{{CompanyCargo
+|Description=Japanese automotive manufacturer known for models like the Accord, Civic, and CR-V.
+|Founded=1946
+|Industry=Automotive Manufacturing
+|Logo=Honda logo.svg
+|ParentCompany=
+|Type=Public
+|Website=https://global.honda
+}}
+'''[[wikipedia:Honda|Honda Motor Co., Ltd.]]''' is a Japanese auto manufacturer. Honda produces well established models such as the Accord, Civic, and CR-V, and is most known for their practicality and reliability at a price the average car buyer can afford.
+==Consumer impact summary==
+Consumers had their information collected, then sold off to a third party company called Verisk, without the consent of their consumers, in which Verisk then resold the collected data as "driver reports," which insurance companies utilized to increase the premiums of their customers.
+Honda American subsidiary company, American Honda Motor Co., Inc, operates the HondaLink apps on both Apple Store and Google Play Store, designed to connect Honda vehicles to smartphones for easy of use and connection of services.
+=Incidents=
+October 2019: Honda exposed roughly 26,000 vehicle owner records containing personal identifiable information (PII) of North American customers after misconfiguring an Elasticsearch cluster.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gatlan |first=Sergiu |date=2019-12-18 |title=Honda Exposes 26,000 Records of North American Customers |url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/honda-exposes-26-000-records-of-north-american-customers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260603202621/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/honda-exposes-26-000-records-of-north-american-customers/ |archive-date=2026-06-03 |access-date=2026-06-03 |website=BleepingComputer}}</ref>
+July 2024: [https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden-markey_auto_privacy_letter_to_ftc.pdf Senators Wyden and Markey's letter] to the FTC accusing Honda of selling customer data to the third party company [[Verisk]], who then resold the data in the form of "driver reports", which insurance companies used to increase customer's insurance premiums.<ref>https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden-markey_auto_privacy_letter_to_ftc.pdf ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260216055607/https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden-markey_auto_privacy_letter_to_ftc.pdf Archived])</ref>
-'''[[wikipedia:Honda|Honda Motor Co., Ltd.]]''' is a Japanese auto manufacturer that has assembly plants in multiple nations, including the subsidiary American Honda Motor Company, Inc. in the United States of America.
+March 2025: Honda settled with the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) for privacy violations, for which they paid a $632,500 fine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cppa.ca.gov/announcements/2025/20250312.html|title=Honda Settles With CPPA Over Privacy Violations|work=California Privacy Protection Agency|access-date=2025-03-20|date=2025-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313145126/https://cppa.ca.gov/announcements/2025/20250312.html|archive-date=2025-03-13|url-status=live}}</ref>
-{{InfoboxCompany
+March 5th 2026: Honda announces that existing HondaLink features for specific cars models will be removed starting March 5th, 2026, including but not limited to: Vehicle Notifications - Warning lamps and Maintenance Minders, Vehicle Mileage, Fuel Level/Fuel Range, Oil Life, and Send Destination.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-05 |title=HondaLink Updates for Select Vehicles Starting March 5, 2026 |url=https://mygarage.honda.com/s/article/HondaLink-Updates-for-Select-Vehicles-Starting-March-5-2026-Honda |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260429030332/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://mygarage.honda.com/s/article/HondaLink-Updates-for-Select-Vehicles-Starting-March-5-2026-Honda |archive-date=2026-04-29 |access-date=2026-04-27 |website=MyGarage Honda}}</ref>
-| Name = Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
-| Type = Public
-| Founded = 1946
-| Industry = Manufacturing
-| Official Website = https://global.honda
-| Logo = Honda logo.png
-}}
-=Summary=
+May 21st 2026: Honda announced a recall of nearly 100,000 vehicles due to potential air bag issues affecting several models and Honda's luxury and performance brand/division, Acura.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Riet |first=Emily Van De |date=2026-06-01 |title=Honda is recalling several vehicle models for potential air bag issues |url=https://www.wsaz.com/2026/06/01/honda-is-recalling-several-vehicle-models-potential-air-bag-issues/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260603203648/https://www.wsaz.com/2026/06/01/honda-is-recalling-several-vehicle-models-potential-air-bag-issues/ |archive-date=2026-06-03 |access-date=2026-06-03 |website=WSAZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Barry |first=Keith |date=2026-05-29 |title=Honda and Acura Recall Nearly 100,000 Vehicles to Fix Airbag Sensors |url=https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-recalls-defects/honda-and-acura-recall-vehicles-to-fix-airbag-sensors-a8497939620/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260603203951/https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-recalls-defects/honda-and-acura-recall-vehicles-to-fix-airbag-sensors-a8497939620/ |archive-date=2026-06-03 |access-date=2026-06-03 |website=Consumer Reports}}</ref>
-Honda was named in the July 2024 [[Senators Wyden and Markey's letter]] to the FTC accusing them of selling customer data to third party [[Verisk]], who then resold the data in the form of "driver reports", which insurance companies used to increase customer's insurance premiums.{{Citation needed}}
+==Products==
-As of January 2025, Honda has a Memorandum of Understanding to merge with Nissan.
+==See Also==
+*[[Toyota]]
+*[[Ford]]
+*[[BMW]]
+*[[Mercedes-Benz]]
+*[[Tesla]]
+*[[Ferrari]]
-https://web.archive.org/web/20241223105115/https://cnbc.com/2024/12/23/honda-and-nissan-merger-talks.html/
+==References==
+<references />
+[[Category:Honda]]