Honda remembers over 720K autos for potential cracks in gasoline pumps, posing fireplace threat

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Honda is recalling about 720,800 autos throughout a number of fashions due to a threat that they may have a defective half throughout the high-pressure gasoline pump.

The recalled 2023-2024 Honda Accord and Accord Hybrid, 2025 Honda Civic and Civic Hybrid and 2023-2025 Honda CR-V Hybrid autos might probably expertise cracks in a part of their high-pressure gasoline pumps that would trigger gasoline leaks, the automaker stated in an Oct. 14 recall report submitted to the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration (NHTSA).

“If a fuel leak occurs in the presence of an ignition source, the risk of a fire, crash, or injury are increased,” the automaker stated.

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A gasoline leak “can occur in lower mileage vehicles when the high-pressure fuel pump is in operation” if the pump has cracks, in response to the recall report.

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Honda CR-V SUVs are displayed on the gross sales lot at Honda Marin on Oct. 16, 2024, in San Rafael, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)

The gasoline pump situation has not brought about any identified accidents or deaths because the automaker obtained its first guarantee declare in February of final yr, in response to the recall report. There have been 145 guarantee claims in whole.

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Honda stated sellers will “replace the high-pressure fuel pump if it is found to be defective” throughout inspections of the recalled autos. Each the inspection and the substitute half shall be free.

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Notification letters for the recall will exit to Honda clients in December.

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The difficulty stemmed from “improper production of the high-pressure fuel pump,” the recall report stated.

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Provider manufacturing processes have been “improved” to handle the difficulty with the gasoline pump part, in response to the report. Honda began utilizing the “improved” gasoline pump in its manufacturing of the fashions early final month.

American Honda falls below Honda Motor Co’s umbrella.