KUALA LUMPUR: Honda Malaysia has issued a product recall involving 55,354 units of vehicles to replace their fuel pump as a precautionary measure.
Honda Malaysia said this was in line with the brand's global fuel pump recall.
Among the affected models are the Accord produced in 2018, BR-V (2018), City (2019), City (HEV) (2019), Civic (2018), CR-V (2018 and 2019), HR-V (2018), HR-V (HEV) (2018), Jazz (2019) and Jazz (HEV) (2019).
"The company believes this product recall is necessary as a preventive measure to address the possibility of loss of engine power or vehicle stalling.
"All affected customers will be informed via notification letters, which will include details of the product recall," it said today.
The company urged all affected customers to contact any Honda authorised dealer to make an appointment upon receipt of notification to replace the fuel pump subject to parts availability.
Honda Malaysia said the replacement of the affected fuel pump, of which stock will be available in stages, was free of charge.
"As of today, there are no incidences of crashes or injuries caused by this issue reported in Malaysia."Honda Malaysia truly apologises for the inconvenience caused to the affected customers and reassures that all its year 2020 production models are not affected in this product recall," it added.