Honda Cars has recalled more than 90 thousand cars on October 26 due to a technical defect. These include the Amaze subcompact sedan, Brio hatchback, BR-V SUV, City compact sedan, Jazz Premium hatchback and WR-V subcompact SUV. Honda has given this information in a regulatory filing.
The recall by the Japanese car company covers models manufactured between June-2017 and October-2018. Honda told the market regulator that 92,672 cars sold in the Indian market have been recalled due to a faulty fuel pump. This includes 2,204 vehicles that had fuel pumps replaced earlier as well.
The company will replace the defective parts free of charge Honda says these cars may have a fuel pump with a bad propeller, causing the engine to either stall or have trouble starting.
The car maker will approach customers in various phases from November 5. Vehicle owners will be informed about replacement of defective parts. No fee will be charged from the customer for this.
Customers can check if their vehicle is included in the recall by visiting the Product Update/Recall page through the Services tab on the Honda Cars India website and providing their car's VIN.
Major cases of vehicle recall in the country
- 1. Baleno and WagonR Recall: In July 2020, Maruti recalled 1,34,885 units of WagonR and Baleno. These models were manufactured between November 15, 2018 and October 15, 2019. The company had recalled the vehicles due to a fault in the fuel pump.
- 2. Maruti Eeco Recall: In November 2020, the company recalled 40,453 units of Eeco. The company took this decision due to the absence of a standard symbol on the vehicle's headlamp. The recall covers Eecos manufactured between November 4, 2019 and February 25, 2020.
- 3. Mahindra Pickup Recall: In 2021, Mahindra & Mahindra recalled 29,878 units of its commercial pickup vehicles. The company said that some pickup vehicles manufactured between January 2020 and February 2021 need to have the fluid pipe replaced.
- 4. Mahindra Thar Recall: Mahindra & Mahindra recalled 1577 units of the diesel variant of its off-road SUV Thar in February 2021. The company said the parts were damaged due to a fault in the plant's machinery. All units were manufactured between September 7 and December 25, 2020.
- 5. Royal Enfield Recall: In May 2021, Royal Enfield recalled 2,36,966 units of Bullet 350, Classic 350 and Meteor 350 due to short circuit fears. All of these were produced between December 2020 and April 2021.
- What is a recall and why does it happen? When a company recalls a product it has sold, it is called a recall. When a company's product is defective, a decision is taken to recall it. During the recall process, it seeks to eliminate the product defect. So that the customer does not have to face any problem regarding the product in future.
Expert advice on company recalls Regarding car defects, the company will first have to provide the data to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). In this they have to tell what percentage of people are facing problem due to car breakdown. After this SIAM approves. The company determines the time to repair the fault. If the customer's car is outside the city where he bought it, he can also get it recalled at the nearest service center in that city.
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