Honda recalls 64,428 City and 25,782 Mobilio diesels to replace fuel return pipe

Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) is to recall 64,428 units of diesel variants of the City sedan manufactured from December 2013 to July 2015 and 25,782 units of diesel variants of the Mobilio MPV manufactured from June 2014 to July 2015 to voluntary replace the fuel return pipe. The company cites that “there is a possibility that in some of these cars, the fuel return pipe may come out, resulting in fuel leakage and leading to engine stoppage.”

The fuel return pipe and related parts will be replaced free of cost at HCIL dealerships across India from December 19, 2015 in a phased manner and the owners will be contacted individually. HCIL says customers can also check whether their car is covered under this campaign by submitting their 17 character alpha-numeric Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) on the special microsite which has been created on the company’s website (www.hondacarindia.com). 

This is the fifth recall issued by Honda Cars India this year. In May it had recalled 10,805 Accords, 575 CR-Vs and 1 Civic for replacement of a side airbag inflator. Then in September, it issued a recall for 223,578 cars comprising the CR-V, Civic , City and Jazz, also to replace airbag inflators. With the latest recall accounting for 90,210 cars, Honda’s total recalls for this year till now stand at 325,169 units.

Between July 2012, when the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers' (SIAM) Voluntary Code on Vehicle Recall came into effect, the total recalls by Indian vehicle manufacturers now stand at 1,847,283 units. 

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