Honda M’sia recall on two models ~ City 2008 & Jazz 1.4-litre 2003

The Star Tuesday February 2 2010, PETALING JAYA: Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd says it will call for a “product update” on two of its models although so far, there have been no faulty cases reported in Malaysia.

The statement follows a recall of Honda’s 2nd Generation City 2008 and 1st Generation Jazz 1.4-litre 2003 models in the United States, Britain, Canada and South Africa.
The recall on Jan 30 was due to possible failure of the models’ power window master switch, which under extreme slippage, could cause short-circuit.

All charges incurred in the inspection and replacement work will be borne by the company« HONDA MALAYSIA MD TORU TAKAHASHI “We will be writing to all our customers directly and informing them of the pre-emptive measures to address this situation. We are in the midst of preparing the replacement parts and we will then carry out the necessary inspection and replacement when the parts are ready.

“All charges incurred in the inspection and replacement work will be borne by the company,” said Toru Takahashi, managing director and chief executive officer of Honda Malaysia.
“We would like to assure our customers that all current selling models are not affected,” he added.
In the statement, Honda explained that when the power window master switch was exposed to excessive amount of water (such as rainwater), especially when windows were left open for prolonged period of time, electrolyte materials from rainwater would seep into the power window switch unit.

“This would decrease the insulation resistance between the electric circuits, which could lead to current leaks. In severe cases, the switchboard would melt or burn,” it said.
There were a total of three burn cases reported so far - two in the United States and one in South Africa, Honda said.

The recall by Japan’s Honda follows Toyota Motor Corp’s move to recall millions of vehicles due to a faulty accelerator pedal. Toyota pulled up to 1.8 million vehicles in Europe on Friday, the latest in a series of recalls that have affected almost eight million Toyota cars globally – more than its entire 2009 global sales of 7.8 million vehicles, AFP reported.