Official distributor of Honda cars in Singapore, Kah Motor, says
close to 1,900 vehicles it sold are affected by the global recall
announced yesterday.
The figure does not include vehicles sold by parallel
importers.
Three models are affected - Jazz, City and Freed - manufactured
in the last two years.
Kah Motor says it will start writing to owners
immediately.
Once the parts arrive, affected owners will be contacted to bring
their cars in for replacement of the parts, which will take about 3
hours.
The Japanese car maker yesterday said it was recalling nearly
700,000 vehicles worldwide due to defective parts that could stall
the engine and cause problems restarting in certain
models.
The move comes after the car giant was forced to call back about
1.35 million vehicles in December and is the latest in a series of
recalls to hit Japan's auto industry.
Honda said defective spring parts had been found in its Freed
compact minivan, Fit compact car and City sedan that could
deteriorate over time, resulting in abnormal sounds and in the
worst case lead to stalling.
-- 938Live