‘Serious injury or death’: Honda fuel pump recall affects thousands

Honda has been forced to recall more than 50,000 cars across various models for a defect that was the subject of the same warning four years ago.

Tens of thousands of Hondas are being recalled due to a fuel pump defect.

The federal transport department said the manufacturing error could cause the engine to stall while driving, or fail to start, in 52,051 cars.

All variants of nine common Honda models built from 2017 to 2020 are affected — Accord, City, Civic, Civic Type R, CR-V, Honda Odyssey, HR-V, Jazz and NSX.

“Due to an improper manufacturing process, a component within the fuel pump could swell causing the fuel pump to become inoperative,” the government recall notice read.

All variants of nine popular Honda models built from 2017 to 2020 are being recalled. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dylan Coker

“If the fuel pump stops working, this could stop the engine from starting or stall the engine while driving. This may increase the risk of an accident and may result in serious injury to vehicle occupants and/or other road users.

“Warning: The hazard posed to consumers from this safety defect includes the risk of an accident resulting in serious injury or death.”

Owners will be contacted by mail and told to take their car to a Honda service centre.

A list of the 52,051 cars’ vehicle identification numbers can be seen here.

The fuel pump issue was first the subject of a recall notice in mid-2020. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dylan Coker

But the recall notice issued this week is in fact a renotification of the same issue, which sprung up in July 2020.

Honda Australia has been approached for comment, specifically why the same issue is the subject of another recall notice.

Honda Australia was fined $6m in December for misleading or deceptive conduct, relating to customers of three former authorised Honda dealerships in NSW, Victoria and Western Australia.

The ACCC alleged that between about January 2021 and June 2021, Honda Australia represented to customers of the dealerships that the dealerships would close or had closed and would no longer service Honda vehicles when this was not the case.

Originally published as ‘Serious injury or death’: Honda fuel pump recall affects thousands