Honda Malaysia recalls vehicles for fuel pump replacement

Honda Malaysia has announced a product recall involving additional 77,708 units of Honda vehicles to replace its fuel pump as a precautionary measure. Honda Malaysia apologises for the inconvenience caused to the affected customers and reassures that all its current selling models are not affected in this product recall.

The affected models are in Table 1.

Table 1: Models involved in additional recall for fuel pump replacement


Model

Year Model

Units Affected

Accord

2018

512

2019

780

BR-V

2018

7,112

2020

6

City

2019

30,388

City (HEV)

2019

390

Civic

2018

6,240

2019

2,776

CR-V

2019

9,843

2020

1,381

HR-V

2018

7,679

HR-V (HEV)

2018

62

Jazz

2019

5,791

2020

4,626

Jazz (HEV)

2019

92

2020

30

As customer safety is Honda Malaysia’s top priority, the company will continue to uphold transparency and stringent controls for customers. The Company believes this product recall is necessary as a preventive measure to address the possibility of difficulty in starting the engine, loss of engine power or vehicle stalling.

All affected customers will be informed via notification letters, which will include details of the product recall. Customers can also check if their vehicle is affected in the fuel pump recall via the HondaTouch application. Honda Malaysia urges all affected customers to contact any Honda authorised dealer to make an appointment upon receipt of the notification to replace the fuel pump, subject to parts availability.

The replacement of the affected fuel pump is free of charge and all cost related to this replacement activity will be borne by Honda Malaysia. The replacement stock will be available in stages.

As of today, there are no incidences of crashes or injuries caused by this issue reported in Malaysia.

Vehicle owners can obtain information or check their vehicle status on product recall in HondaTouch application or by calling Honda Malaysia’s Toll-Free number at 1-800-88-2020 or log on to www.honda.com.my / productrecall.honda.com.my to check their vehicle status.