Honda recalls 720K top-selling cars due to fire risk

Honda has announced its 2nd major recall this period alone, informing more than 720,000 of its top-selling vehicles could commencement connected fire owed to high-pressure substance pumps susceptible to cracking and leaking gas.

Models astatine hazard see the automaker’s 2023-24 Accord and Accord Hybrid and its 2025 Civic and Civic Hybrid. CR-V Hybrids manufactured betwixt 2023 and 2025 are besides being recalled.

The institution said its determination to callback those vehicles is voluntary. There are no known incidents of drivers being harmed by the defect, according to NPR.

“Due to a defective high-pressure substance pump core, cracks whitethorn signifier wrong the substance pump,” the institution said successful a statement. “During conveyance operation, these cracks tin grow, starring to imaginable substance leaks; substance odor portion idling oregon driving; and the hazard of fire, crash, oregon injury.”

Owner of the vehicles impacted are expected to beryllium contacted by message successful December with instructions to person their cars inspected. An authorized trader volition regenerate immoderate defective pumps, Honda said.

Earlier this month, Honda recalled 1.7 cardinal vehicles owed to assembly-related steering problems that could effect successful crashes. That callback was prompted by national regulators, according to The Associated Press. It applied to circumstantial Acura Integras, Honda Civics, Honda CR-Vs and Honda HR-Vs built betwixt 2022 and 2025.

In January, Consumer Affairs rated Honda the automaker with the world’s third-largest marketplace share. The Japanese institution trailed Toyota and Volkswagen respectively.