Honda recalls over 1,300 cars to replace air blowers

The Competition Management Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade) has just received a report from Honda Vietnam Company announcing a product recall program to repair and replace the airbag inflators on some Honda Civic, Honda CR-V and Honda Accord cars imported and manufactured by the Company.

Based on information, documents and reports provided by Honda Company, the Competition Management Department announces the Recall Program for repair and replacement of Honda Civic and Honda CR-V cars of domestic origin and Honda Accord imported from Thailand.

The domestically produced Honda CR-V is one of the models that need to repair and replace the airbag inflator.

According to the Competition Management Department, this program applies to products sold in the Vietnamese market manufactured in 2012 (total quantity of 1,335 vehicles). The implementation method will include checking and replacing affected parts (airbag inflators) at all Honda car distributors nationwide. In particular, the costs related to checking and replacing affected parts will be paid by Honda Vietnam Company (labor costs, spare parts).

Automotive industry experts share: The reason for the recall for repair/replacement is because the gas generating particles of the airbag inflator are changed when exposed to an environment with changing temperature and humidity for a long time, which can cause overpressure when the airbag is activated. The root cause of the overpressure is under investigation. Although there have not been any cases of Honda vehicles on the market, in order to ensure absolute safety for customers, preventative treatment and investigate the root cause, Honda Motor Company Japan has decided to recall vehicles to replace the airbag inflator on the passenger side.

On the part of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, as the unit performing the role of a state management agency in protecting consumer rights, the Competition Management Department has been actively monitoring the Recall Program for repair of the above Honda Civic, Honda CR-V and Honda Accord products and will continue to provide information to consumers and the press in the coming time.

According to VNA