Honda City recalled for faulty part

Honda Siel Cars India will recall its City saloon to replace a faulty part in the valve train. The Japanese car maker has announced that it would carry out preventive part replacement of the lost motion spring in the valve train for 57,853 units of the City manufactured from November 2008 to December 2009.

The third generation Honda City requires a change of lost motion springs, which are compressed by rocker arms in normal engine use. These springs may bend or break overtime resulting in abnormal engine noise and potentially causing engine stalling and problems in re-starting.

Honda will carry out the replacement free of cost and the company will communicate directly with owners of the affect cars. Honda has also created a special microsite on its Indian website that enables the customers to check whether their cars are affected.

Honda is carrying out the replacement as part of a global exercise by Honda Motor Company to ensure stringent quality standards for its products.