Honda controversies

Company response

• Recall — Honda

  Honda has recalled about 1,400 Recreational Off-Highway vehicles due to crash and injury hazards in the U.S.

• Remediation — Honda

  The company has asked customers to immediately stop using the recalled vehicles and contact an authorized Honda Powersports dealer to schedule an appointment for a free inspection and repair to install a yoke joint and hardware for the steering shaft assembly.

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• The company has asked customers to immediately stop using the recalled vehicles and contact an authorized Honda Powersports dealer to schedule an appointment for a free inspection and repair to install a yoke joint and hardware for the steering shaft assembly.

• Honda has recalled about 1,400 Recreational Off-Highway vehicles due to crash and injury hazards in the U.S.

• The company has recalled Honda Pioneer and Talon ROVs as the vehicles can lose steering function, posing crash and injury hazards. Honda said it received one report of a loss of steering function, however, no injuries were reported.

Company response

• Remediation — Honda

  Dealers will either repair the hood latch or replace the hood for free, if required.

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• Dealers will either repair the hood latch or replace the hood for free, if required.

• The recall is being done because certain models of Honda vehicles have a "hood that opens while driving that can obstruct the driver's view and increase the risk of a crash," said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

• TORRANCE, California: Honda is recalling some 725,000 SUVs and pick-up trucks due to faulty hoods that could open while vehicles are moving.

Company response

• Remediation — American Honda Motor Corporation, Inc.

  In addition to the penalty and as a condition of settlement, Honda is required to submit and implement a corporate compliance plan to fulfill all CARB regulations going forward.

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• The California Air Resources Board (CARB) reached a settlement agreement with American Honda Motor Corporation, Inc. (Honda) of Torrance, California for $6.9 million for violations of CARB’s air quality regulations.

• Honda’s engines failed to meet the 24-hour evaporative standards determined by testing engines while cycling from typical night-to-day temperatures found in California. Honda failed these tests demonstrating evaporative emissions of gasoline above the legal limit.

• Honda’s settlement includes a $3.9 million civil penalty that will go to CARB’s Air Pollution Control Fund

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• Recall — 本田技研工业（中国）投资有限公司

  本田技研工业（中国）投资有限公司将为召回范围内的车辆，免费升级自动变速箱控制单元（TCM）和燃油喷射控制单元（ECM）程序，以消除安全隐患。

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• 自即日起，召回2021年3月17日至2021年9月13日之间生产的部分进口2021年款ADV750/NSS750/NC750摩托车，共计1676辆。

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• 另一家被告企业为美国通用汽车(GM)。

• 该公司10月19日向美国南部得克萨斯州的联邦法院提起诉讼，例举了丰田“普锐斯”、本田“雅阁”等作为专利侵权的车型。

Company response

• Recall — Honda Vietnam

  Honda Vietnam has recently announced that it will recall 27,640 units due to faulty fuel pumps, beginning on May 5.

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• The replacement will be done free of charge.

• The fault in pumps can cause engines to stall or fail to start, Honda Vietnam said.

• Honda Vietnam has recently announced that it will recall 27,640 units due to faulty fuel pumps, beginning on May 5.

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• Fast forward to the present day, and Honda issued yet another recall for a mind-boggling 628,124 vehicles equipped with defective fuel pumps designed and manufactured by Denso International America of Michigan.

• As fate would have it, affected vehicles may be equipped with a fuel pump that features low-density impellers.

• That said, the recall is expected to begin on May 18th.

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• That ‘free mechanical component upgrade’ would be for the propeller motor of the fuel pump.

• Honda Atlas Cars Ltd. has advertised a “special service campaign” on their official website and social media, whereby they will be offering free mechanical component replacements to the owners of the 2018 Honda Accord, 2018-19 Honda Civic and 2018 Honda BR-V.

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• This new round of recalls, announced Wednesday, affects US-market vehicles from BMW, Fiat Chrysler, Honda and Subaru, among others.

• The problem with these already-repaired vehicles is that during the early stages of the recall, Takata replaced dangerous old inflators with new ones of the exact same design and chemistry.

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• Ford, Honda, Mitsubishi and VinFast are recalling a total of 35,025 vehicles to fix faults with fuel pumps, airbags, transmission and seat belt tensioners.

Company response

• Remediation — Honda Cars India Limited

  Honda Cars, in a release, noted that it will individually contact the owners of the affected vehicles and replace the fuel pumps to fix this issue.

• Recall — Honda

• Recall — Honda Australia

  Honda Australia has announced a recall on eight different models, affecting more than 22,000 cars in Australia.

• Ongoing disclosure — 广汽本田汽车有限公司、东风本田汽车有限公司

  广汽本田汽车有限公司、东风本田汽车有限公司将通过挂号信等形式，通知有关用户此次召回事宜。

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• A massive 66,651 cars are being recalled and these were manufactured in 2018.

• It has identified this problem in a total of 65,651 units, all of which were manufactured by the company.

• The fuel pumps fitted in these cars may contain defective impellers, which will, over time, stop the engine abruptly or prevent it from starting.

Company response

• Remediation — Honda

  Honda will notify owners that updated software is available. Owners have the option to either follow the mailed instructions to download and update the software for free, or visit a dealer to have the software update performed, free of charge.

• Remediation — Honda

  Honda will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the instrument panel control module software, free of charge.

• Remediation — Honda

  Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the BCM software, free of charge.

• Recall — 本田公司

  本田公司也于1月22日表示，由于高田公司生产的安全气囊相关问题，将在美国和加拿大召回共约270万辆汽车。

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• 其中多数车型存在下一次点火前仪表盘不显示车速表、发动机机油压力和机油压力等关键信息的问题。

• 本田公司称将免费为涉及车辆更换外部手柄电缆，但更换后并不能防止水进入滑动门。

• 本田将于北美市场召回超过60万辆奥德赛、Passport等

Company response

• Remediation — Honda

  It also will update airbag safety procedures.

• Denial — Honda

  Under the terms of these civil settlements, Honda does not acknowledge any wrongdoing.

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• The frontal airbags in Honda and Acura vehicle could rupture and send metal fragments flying.

• Honda did not admit wrongdoing. It said it had been misled by the supplier.

• Honda Motors will pay $85 million to 48 states or U.S. territories, including Arkansas, to settle a lawsuit over defective Takata airbag inflators.

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• The impeller may seize and stop working, which could translate to stalling while driving or the vehicle not starting at all.

• Denso has recently announced that 1.5 million more vehicles need to be called back on top of the 2 million we’ve mentioned earlier, ballooning the grand total to 3.53 million vehicles in the United States of America.

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• The Japanese manufacturer, in its petition seeking an ad interim injunction against Hero Electric, has alleged that the Indian company was “infringing” on the “registered design” of the rear cover and front and rear lamps of its Moove electric scooter.

• Honda claims the Hero has infringed its registered design of the Moove scooter and made the Dash electric scooter with its reference design.

• The Japanese automaker has approached the Delhi High Court alleging Hero of design theft and asking them to stop sales and production of its Dash scooter.

Company response

• Ongoing disclosure — Honda

  Replacement parts aren’t yet available and Honda says repairs won’t start for about a year.

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• DETROIT (AP) — Honda is recalling 2.4 million older vehicles in the U.S. to replace potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.

• Replacement parts aren’t yet available and Honda says repairs won’t start for about a year.

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• Australia's consumer watchdog is warning the owners of 20,000 vehicles to immediately stop driving their car because the airbags have a potentially deadly flaw.

• The new warning affects BMW, GM Holden, Honda, Mitsubishi and Toyota vehicles that have already been recalled for having defective Takata airbags, but which have not had them replaced.

• The airbags are now classified as being "critical", meaning that if they are activated during a crash they could cause serious injuries or death to the driver.

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• The company says this is a preventative measure

• The replacement of the defective Takata front airbag inflators is free of charge, with the cost of the replacement being borne by the company.

• Honda Malaysia also appeals to affected Honda customers who have yet to have their affected Takata front airbag inflators replaced to do so urgently as it may deploy with excessive internal pressure when activated. The defective airbag inflator casing might rupture which may result in injury or fatality of the driver and passenger.

Company response

• Remediation — Honda

  Honda will notify owners and provide a sticker with the correct information to be added to the owner’s guide, free of charge.

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• The owner’s guide provides incorrectly describes when the “Passenger Airbag Off” indicator should illuminate.

• The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019 CR-V vehicles.

• Honda will notify owners and provide a sticker with the correct information to be added to the owner’s guide, free of charge.

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• The recall also includes vehicles built by Audi, Honda, Toyota and Mitsubishi.

• Another, separate malfunction of Takata airbags is prompting the recall of an additional 1.4 million vehicles.