Saturday, February 25, 2017

Statement by Honda Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. : Additional Replacement Activities for Takata Front Airbag Inflators

Below is Honda Malaysia's latest update with regards to their on-going campaign for the Takata airbag recall. Honda Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. continues alerting and informing customers of the importance of replacing the affected vehicle’s Takata airbag inflators, via increased frequency of postings on social media and SMS blast. Owners of Honda vehicles affected by the Takata airbag inflator product recall are advised to immediately get their vehicles checked and parts replaced at any Honda Authorized Service Centres, Shopping Mall Hubs or at PETRONAS Stations as soon as possible.

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Honda Malaysia announced today that it will increase the locations to replace Takata front airbag inflators to provide further convenience to affected customers in its commitment to ensure the safety of customers.


To further accelerate the effort to reach affected customers, Honda Malaysia is collaborating with PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad (PDB) so that owners of the affected Takata front airbag inflators can replace the relevant parts at PETRONAS Stations. With this arrangement, Honda Malaysia now carries out replacement activities at three main venues, namely:

1) selected PETRONAS Stations
2) Mobile Hub in Shopping Malls
3) all 84 Honda Authorized Service Centres

Besides these venues, customers can also change their affected Takata front airbag inflators at the locations of Honda Family Road Trip (HFRT), an outdoor nationwide event filled with fun activities for the whole family.

Please refer to the attached tables on locations and operating hours of the replacement activities at Mobile Hub in Shopping Malls and selected PETRONAS Stations. (Click on the image to get an enlarged version.)



It is crucial that the defective Takata front airbag inflators are replaced as they may deploy with excessive internal pressure when activated. The airbag inflator casing might rupture, which may result in injury or fatality of the driver and passenger.

Affected customers are strongly encouraged to make an appointment at any Authorised Honda Service Centres or the selected PETRONAS Stations to avoid any delays or setbacks. Meanwhile, replacement activities at the Mobile Hub in Shopping Malls and Honda Family Road Trips do NOT require advance appointment.

In addition to these activities, Honda Malaysia is also working closely with the Road Transport Department (Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalanraya, JPJ) to approach current owners who are affected by the Takata airbag inflator issue.

As of 21 February 2017, the stock availability for Takata driver front airbag inflators is 100%, and, with the joint efforts of dealers, authorities and Honda Malaysia, the replacement of Takata driver front airbag inflators has now reached 75%. Meanwhile, the stock availability for Takata passenger front airbag inflators is now reaching 75%. Honda Malaysia is doing its utmost best to ensure the stock availability is further increased for Takata passenger front airbag inflators. The company is committed to taking additional measures to improve the completion ratio of driver and passenger front airbag inflators replacement.

Honda customers can check their vehicles recall status either by logging on to www.honda.com.my or www.productrecall.honda.com.my or by calling the Honda Toll Free number 1-800-88-2020.

3 comments:

CRV9 said...

He won.
He did it.
I told you so.

CRV9 said...

Taku, taku, taku, you speak too fast for TV. You've got speak slower. You speak english very well but still have an accent so speak slower especially on TV. Hire an acting coach to learn how to speak on a stage.

CRV9 said...

I'll say that Taku waving a Japanese flag while he's driven around was a bit too much. He might have been a little sensible. It's the Indy 500 on the Memorial Day afterall. I understand Taku's emotions at the time and I also understand the backlash also. I myself felt uncomfortable watching that, too. Maybe I'm living here too long.

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