Honda has recalled more than two million vehicles worldwide over an airbag defect that could pose a fire risk. The Japanese firm said the recall covers about 2,033,000 vehicles which were produced between August 2000 and December 2005, including over one million in North America and 668,000 in Japan. The airbags were supplied by Japanese firm, Takata Corp.
In a statement Honda said, “Front passenger airbag inflators could have been assembled with an improperly manufactured propellant component. That could cause the container of the inflator to rupture in the event of a crash, posing a fire risk or injuring passengers”
The same inflator problem has also caused Toyota, Nissan and Mazda to recall millions of vehicles globally, with Toyota has earlier said it acted as it received a complaint from a Japanese customer who said his passenger seat was burned from the defect. Honda said the company has yet to received any complaints or reports of injuries so far.
Honda Malaysia has announced that four models sold in Malaysia are affected by the recall. They are the 2003 City, 2001-2003 Stream, 2002-2003 Jazz and 2003 Accord. Only passenger airbags in these models are affected.
“To date, there has been no accident related to this recall….We will be contacting the affected customers individually,” said Honda Malaysia marketing chief Akkbar Danial. For any queries, call Honda customer service at 1800 88 2020.
[Source: The Star Motoring]
