Honda recalls 4.5 million cars

UPDATED 03/01/2024 1:00pm: Honda Australia has today confirmed the global recall does not affect vehicles sold in Australia. "Honda Australia is aware of a recall extension effecting vehicles in North America and Europe only. Honda vehicles produced for the Australian market are not affected by this recall extension," reads an official press statement released this afternoon.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE PUBLISHED 03/01/2024 10:00am: A massive vehicle recall that affects more than four million Honda vehicles worldwide has been flagged.

It’s the third time the Japanese car-maker has had to issue a recall for potentially faulty fuel pumps, which previously involved 22,000 Hondas in Australia in 2020 and then another 54,000 vehicles in 2021.

It’s not yet clear how many – if any – Honda vehicles are affected in Australia for this latest recall but local representatives told carsales more details would be made available this afternoon.

According to global news service Reuters, 4.5 million vehicles are affected globally, with around 2.5 million of those in the USA.

Honda will set about replacing fuel pumps and related components in the following vehicles sold between 2018 and 2020:

Various Acura vehicles – Honda’s sports/luxury brand in the USA – are also affected, including MDX, RDX, RLX, TLX and ILX models.

The previous two Honda recall notices for potentially faulty fuel pumps in Australian-delivered Honda vehicles also affected City, Jazz and Civic Type R models.

It’s not just Honda that is experiencing a tumultuous start to 2024, after Ford put a stop-sale on its F-150 hero truck in Australia after just a couple of months on sale, due to potentially faulty turbochargers.