( CNN ) -- Honda has expanded an airbag recall worldwide , covering 2001 and 2002 Accord , Civic , Odyssey , CR-V , and selected 2002 Acura TL vehicles , the automaker said . The recall also includes the Honda Pilot and Acura CL in the United States , and the Honda Inspire , Saber and Lagreat in Japan for the same model years . On its Web site late Tuesday , Honda said the driver 's airbag inflators might expand with too much pressure , which can cause the inflator casing to break and could lead to injury or death . There have been 12 incidents related to an airbag inflator problem , Honda said . The original recall was issued in July 2009 , and included 2001 and 2002 Accords and Civics , as well as some 2002 model year Acura TL vehicles . The global recall now covers more than 950,000 vehicles . Honda said it will notify affected customers by mail and phone with instructions on how to have their vehicles inspected and updated at an authorized dealer . Last month , Honda announced a separate recall of 646,000 2007 and 2008 Fit , City and Jazz models worldwide , after a fire hazard involving a power window switch resulted in a death in South Africa .
Honda has expanded an airbag recall worldwide to more than half a million vehicles . The global airbag-related recall now covers 514,000 vehicles . In the United States, there are about 650,000 cars with defective air bags that can explode and kill people in crashes.