Honda announces recall for Brio, Amaze and CR-V

Honda Cars India has announced that it will carry out preventive replacement of driver side air bag Inflators of 1,040 units of Brio, 1,235 units of the Amaze and 63 units of the CR-V that were manufactured between September 2011 and July 2014. This is being carried out as part of Honda’s global recall regarding a possible incorrect assembly of the Baffle Plate in the Inflator.

The company in a statement has said, “In case of certain vehicles, due to incorrect assembly of Baffle Plate, the pressure within the Inflator may rise excessively when the Driver Side Airbag deploys in an accident or other situation, causing damage to the container.” The statement adds, “HCIL is carrying out the part replacement as part of a global exercise by Honda Motor Company to ensure stringent quality standards for its products. There has been no reporting of any incident related to this part in India.”

The replacement will be carried out free of cost at HCIL dealerships across India, and the owners will be contacted individually. The customers can also check whether their car will be covered under this campaign by submitting their 17 character alpha-numeric Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) on the special microsite which on the company’s website.