Honda recalls city sedans to replace faulty part

Your new Honda car may have faulty parts. Check out with your dealer.  Japanese car major Honda has announced it will recall thousands of City sedans in India to replace a faulty component. According to the news (timesofindia) 72,115 units of its ‘City’ sedan to guard against a potential power window switch problem in cars manufactured from 2005 to 2007.

What is Window Switch?
The window switch is part of the efficient power window system, helping to make the operation of your vehicle windows safer and more convenient as you travel. The window switch is the handy little control that makes opening your window as easy as the touch of a button, rather than the time consuming hassle of cranking the window handle, which surely takes more of the driver’s attention, distracting it from the road ahead.

This comes as part of a worldwide recall the company has issued, covering as many as 962,000 cars, to fix power windows and computer systems. While the global exercise also covers models like the Jazz and the CR-V crossover, in India it has only been issued for the City.

Honda Siel India said it will carry out the “preventive part replacement” free of cost and owners would be contacted for the same. “Although no incident has been reported in India, Honda Siel is extending the same exercise to the previously-sold Honda City manufactured in 2005 to 2007,” a company statement said.

In January 2010, the company recalled 8,532 City cars to fix the same switch defect which can cause a fire.

If you have recently bought Honda City, please contact to your dealer and ask for free replacement.

News Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Honda-recalls-72115-City-cars/articleshow/9876786.cms

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14799348

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/window_switch~pop.html (Power Window Switch)