Honda Recalls 2009-2010 700,000 Vehicles Globally Over Engine Mount Issue

Honda Recalls 2009-2010 700,000 Vehicles Globally Over Engine Mount Issue

As announced on last Thursday, Honda is going to recall nearly 700,000 vehicles globally. According to Honda, a defective spring part found in its Freed compact minivan, Fit compact car and City sedan could deteriorate in long run and cause disturbing noises in the engine. In the worst scenario this condition can lead to stalling.

Two months ago in December, the giant car maker Honda recalled around 1.35 million Fit cars, including 621,000 overseas, to repair a headlight defect. Now it is again in news for another recall. On Thursday, Honda announced that it is recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles worldwide due to a defective part that could stall the engine. In certain models these defective parts could hamper restarting the engine.

According to a Honda spokeswoman, the firm was recalling:

* Around 97,000 vehicles in the United States.
* 693,497 vehicles globally.
* Freed and Fit models in Japan which include 170,000 in numbers.
* Over 220,000 units in Asia, mainly the Southeast Asian ASEAN area.
* About 156,000 in China.

There have been 72 complaints in Japan over the issue, according to their transport ministry. However, there have been no accidents so far reported as result from this defect.

Since February 2010, Honda has recalled more than four million vehicles:

Honda has recalled more than four million vehicles since February 2010, over a range of issues.
Honda is recalling more than 97,000 of their Fit models from 2009-2010 because of a problem with the lost motion springs. The company says the lost motion spring can bend or break over time, causing abnormal noises in the engine. Sooner or later there is a possibility that the engine would stall or get damaged.
According to Honda , owners of the affected cars will begin receiving notifications from the auto maker in early March. Honda will advise the owners to take their cars to local authorized dealers as soon as they receive the recall notification.

Honda cars in Singapore:

According to the official distributor of Honda cars in Singapore the Kah Motor, around 1,900 vehicles it sold are affected by the global recall announced last Thursday.

* This figure does not include vehicles sold by parallel importers.
* The three models affected are Jazz, City and Freed from 2009-2010 model years.

According to the Kah Motor, it would start notifying the owners of the cars affected, once the replacements parts arrive. The Kah Motor has also added that the replacement of the affected parts can be accomplished within three hours.