Honda recalls 31,226 Amaze, Brio cars to check faulty brake

Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) on Monday recalled 31,226 units of select variants of the Amaze compact sedan and Briohatchback to inspect them for a possible defect in the brake system.

The company will inspect the proportioning valve of non-ABSvariants of both models manufactured between February 28, 2013, and January 16,2014. The recall is for 15,623 Brio cars and 15,603 petrol Amaze cars, HCILsaid in a statement.

The proportioning valve is part of the system that adjustsbrake distribution pressure to the wheels.

The inspection and replacement, if needed, would be carriedout free of cost at HCIL dealerships across India and owners will be contactedindividually in a phased manner.

"There is a possibility that in some of these carsthere is mis-assembly of the proportioning valve. However, no complaint relatedto this part has been reported. HCIL will voluntarily replace the proportioningvalve after inspection, if required," the company added.

Customers can check if their cars are among those recalledby submitting their 17-character alpha-numeric vehicle identification numbers(VIN) on the company website.

ABS variants of Brio and the petrol Amaze and all variantsof the diesel Amaze won't need to be inspected because the proportioning valveis not a part of their braking systems.

Last month, Maruti Suzuki India recalled 1,03,311 units ofits Ertiga, Swift and DZire models manufactured between November 12, 2013, andFebruary 4, 2014, to replace a faulty fuel filler neck in one of the biggestvehicle recalls in the country.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) recalled 44,989 units ofmulti-purpose vehicle Innova manufactured between February 2005 and December2008 in India to rectify a faulty cable on the steering wheel.

Automobile companies have been pro-active in recallingvehicles in case of safety issues since industry body SIAM initiated avoluntary recall policy in 2012.

Last year, General Motors India recalled 1.14 lakh units ofits multi-purpose vehicle Chevrolet Tavera manufactured between 2005 and 2013to address emissions and specification issues. It is the biggest recall inIndia till date.