As we begin to wrap up another year and welcome 2012, there are some important vehicle and motorcycle recalls that will be popping up that drivers should be aware of. Subaru, Honda, and Nissan will all be announcing recalls before or just after the New Year.

Honda's recall will involve 126.000 GL-1800 motorcycle from 2001 to 2012 models. The reason for the recall, “a problem with a secondary brake master cylinder can cause the rear break to drag, potentially causing a crash or fire,” (Subaru, Honda, recall vehicles due to brake issues, The Associated Press, CBS News

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). Honda submitted documentation to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and in the documents included the report of 26 complaints, of which two involved fires.  Look for this recall in early January.

The Subaru recall will include about 32,000 Legacy, Outback, Impreza 2012 models. The issue with these being that there is a defect in the brake master cylinder, which has the potential to cause the brake pedal to travel further than expected, (Subaru, Honda, recall vehicles due to brake issues, The Associated Press, CBS News). Although luckily no accidents have been reported, Subaru has a reported 112 complaints in regards to the defect from their dealerships. Another plus, “only about 3,000 of the cars were sold, and the rest are either on dealer lots or en route to dealers. They will be fixed before being sold,” (Subaru, Honda, recall vehicles due to brake issues, The Associated Press, CBS News). This recall will begin later this month.

In both in of these recalls owners of these models will be instructed to bring in their vehicle to a dealership for inspection, and if the defective is present, replacement parts will be available.

The Nissan recall involves more than 7,000 of the Rogue crossover from 2011. The reason for this recall; an issue with the potential failure of the electric power steering. Nissan filed documents with the NHTSA that indicated that “as the circuit board fails, the power steering assist features will stop functioning, increasing the force needed to steer the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash,” (Subaru, Honda, recall vehicles due to brake issues, The Associated Press, CBS News). Thankfully, no accidents have been reported due to this defective however.