Honda has issued a massive recall impacting hundreds of thousands of Civic vehicles and the root cause is, you guessed it, a mixup with a fence in Italy.
The automaker warned that 18-inch aluminum alloy wheels that were sold as accessories could detach from the vehicle due to a manufacturing error. As the company points out, having the wheels fly off your car can result in "a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash or injury."
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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the issue can be traced back to a supplier’s factory in Italy. A separation fence that was being used to keep the finished and unfinished products from mixing together was removed during the installation of new equipment. That resulted in some unfinished products being mistakenly placed in the finished product storage area and then shipped without completing the seat press-fitting and final inspection process.
Honda said that as of late last month, there are no warranty claims or reports of injuries. And the factory that had trouble with the fence shut down in 2023.
Nevertheless, the automaker is asking consumers to bring potentially impacted vehicles into authorized dealers for inspection and repairs.
The recall impacts more than 400,000 Civic vehicles from 2016 to 2021, but Honda estimates that fewer than 0.1% have a defect that may cause the wheels to detach. Still, if your Civic happens to be in small percentage, taking it in is better than finding out the hard way.
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Honda has issued a massive recall, impacting
hundreds of thousands of Civic models,
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and the root cause is, you guessed it.
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A mix up with a fence in Italy.
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The automaker warned that eighteen-inch
aluminum alloy wheels that were sold as
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accessories could detach from the vehicle due
to a manufacturing error.
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As the company points out, having the wheels
fly off your car can result in,
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quote, a loss of control, increasing the risk
of a crash or injury.
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According to the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration,
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The issue can be traced back to a supplier's
factory in Italy.
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A separation fence that was being used to keep
the finished from unfinished products from
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mixing together was removed during the
installation of new equipment.
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That resulted in some unfinished products being
mistakenly placed in the finished product
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storage area and then shipped without
completion.
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The seat, press fittings, and final inspection
process.
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Honda said that as of late last month, there
are no warranty claims or reports of injuries,
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and the factory that had trouble with the fence
shut down in 2023.
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Nevertheless, the automaker is asking consumers
to bring potentially impacted vehicles into
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authorized dealers for inspection and repairs.
The Recall impacts more than 400,000 Civic
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vehicles from 2016 to 2021, but Honda estimates
that fewer than 0.1% of those vehicles
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are impacted.
Still, if your Civic happens to be in that
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small percentage, taking it in is better than
finding out the hard way.
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I'm David Manty.
This is manufacturing now.
