Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) today announced that it will voluntarily replace Airbag inflators of 223,578 vehicles of previous generations of CR-V, Civic, City and Jazz as part of Honda’s preventive global recall campaign concerning Air Bag inflators.
The replacement would be carried out free of cost at HCIL dealerships across India in a phased manner, starting from 12th October 2015, and the company will communicate with customers directly.
| Model | Year of Make | Number of Inflators to be replaced
(some vehicles require both type replacement) |
No. of Affected Vehicles | |
| Driver Side Airbag Inflator | Passenger Side Airbag Inflator | |||
| CR-V | 2004 – 2011 | 8330 | 11495 | 13073 |
| Civic | 2003 – 2012 | 54288 | 40083 | 54290 |
| City | 2007 – 2012 | 140508 | 2646 | 140508 |
| Jazz | 2009 – 2011 | 15707 | – | 15707 |
| TOTAL | 223,578 | |||
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 has been created on the company’s website (www.hondacarindia.com).