Honda Recalls 12,000 Civic

[jun]

Honda recalls 12,000 Civic units for parts replacement



Inquirer News Service






HONDA Cars Philippines Inc. is calling on all owners of 2001-2004 Honda Civic sedans to get in touch with any authorized Honda dealer or service outlet for the replacement of the metal bands that hold the fuel tank in place.

Locally made metal bands have been found to exceed the required length, causing the slackening of the metal bands that hold the fuel tank in place. Continuous vibration may weaken the bands over time. This may cause the bands to snap, which in turn may cause the fuel tank to detach.



In February 2004, the first reported case of metal band failure prompted Honda Cars Philippines to conduct an investigation. Ten cases have been reported to date and have been acted on by the company.

Honda Cars Philippines is taking this voluntary safety recall campaign to replace all fuel tank bands of affected units. There are a total of 12,480 units of Honda Civic units affected.

Letters of notice had been sent to concerned Civic owners. To conduct the campaign in an orderly manner, customers are requested to call their respective dealers, or the Honda Hotline at 1-800-1000-HONDA (46632), for inquiries and details of scheduling. Replacement of affected parts will be carried out in all 20 authorized Honda dealers nationwide, free of charge, beginning June 6.

All Civic units manufactured beginning January 2005 have been corrected and therefore are not included in this campaign. Other Honda models such as the Honda CRV, City, Accord, Jazz, HRV, Odyssey and Legend are likewise not included.

[BlueBimmer]

hmmm wow how nice of honda

[the_wildthing]

Nyek... sino kaya yung local manufacturer nung bands? Hindi ba sinusunod yung specs nung nag order? Tapos, hindi ba ini-inspect ng Honda ang finished product whether it complies with the spec before ikabit sa sasakyan?

Baka hindi ISO 9000 compliant hehe.

[Juan Tamad]

OK yun honda..At least di nila tinatago yun ganun problem.. Good job HONDA!!!

[Monseratto]

In February 2004, the first reported case of metal band failure prompted Honda Cars Philippines to conduct an investigation. Ten cases have been reported to date and have been acted on by the company.

In cases like these, puwedeng idemanda ba yung Honda, lalo na kung malaki yung resulting damage?

[baiskee]

hah!

actually one of our field colleagues was a victim around last quarter of last year...

and take note... hindi lang isang beses bumagsak yung gas tank nya... twice nangyari.

buti nga hindi sumbog yun...

[silhouette]

wow! what a floss...

[Mojo]

hehehe dental floss heeheheheh

[bender]

something like this happened to my colleague 2 months ago.

[isketi]

And I thought Civics were CBUs... :confused:

[Tacoma_34]

its just a civic

[benchph1]

nope isketi.

civics and crv's are still assembled here. while the jazz, city and accord are CBU's from thailand..

not actually the first time ive heard a local car manufacturer that did a recall. honda has to do it, because it concerns fuel which we all know is a very dangerous substance

[Macky]

hehehe dental floss heeheheheh

lol..... anyway.... in any recalls, malaki ang nagagastos ng car manufacturer kaya bibihira ang naglalabas nito (think Mitsubishi). As far as pagsabog ng kotse, isa pa lang ang reported na sumasabog na sasakyan...... FORD! But they immediately issued a recall kaya naagapan naman.

[bluntz]

BFAD lang daw ksi nag nag approve eh

[Tacoma_34]

its just a civic , thats why i like it

[mhelskie]

heard this nga sa news kanina...

[enteng]

that still a good thing......i saw yesterday in the magazine CAR AND DRIVER the new hoda civic SI wow ganda

[BlueBimmer]

at least honda has the balls to do a major recall....

[van_wilder]

yun mga 2005 ba hindi na kasama?

[OTEP]

Mercedes Benz did a recall din dati. Gave us free parts for the door, air intake and a/c system.

Mas magastos naman mag-repair ng sirang image.