EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Honda “Civic, CR-V and HR-V” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01048/20
Summary
Due to inappropriate molding conditions, the density of the resin for the low-pressure fuel pump impeller is reduced, causing it to swell and deform by the fuel. Consequently, the impeller interferes with the pump cover and makes the fuel pump inoperative.As a result the engine may stall, increasing the risk of an accident.
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Product
Passenger car — Honda
- Brand
- Honda
- Name / model
- Civic, CR-V and HR-V · Civic (e11*2007/46*3633*), CR-V (e6*2007/46*0265*01, e6*2007/46*0265*02), HR-V (e6*2007/46*0158*).
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Model codes: Civic (FC1, FK6, FK7, FK8), CR-V (RT5, RT6, RW1, RW2), HR-V (RU1).Countries of production: México, Japan, Turkey and United Kindom.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 2018 and 2019.
What is the risk?
- Due to inappropriate molding conditions, the density of the resin for the low-pressure fuel pump impeller is reduced, causing it to swell and deform by the fuel. Consequently, the impeller interferes with the pump cover and makes the fuel pump inoperative.As a result the engine may stall, increasing the risk of an accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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