Honda to replace air bag inflator in 11,381 vehicles

Automobile major Honda Cars India on Friday said it will carry-out preventive replacement of air bag inflators in its sports utility vehicle (SUV) CR-V and premium sedan Accord.

According to the company, it will carry-out preventive replacement of the passenger-side air bag inflator in 575 units of CR-V manufactured in 2004 and driver-side air bag inflator of 10,805 units of Accord manufactured during 2003-2007.

The company said this exercise is part of Honda's global recall and safety improvement campaign concerning the air bag inflator in their car models. Additionally, the passenger-side air bag inflator in 1 unit of Civic of 2004 make will also be replaced.

The company added that the replacement would be carried out free of cost at its dealerships across India from June 4 in a phased manner and the company will communicate with customers directly.