Honda recalls 42,672 units of the 2nd generation City sedan

Honda Cars India Limited (HCIL) has announced a voluntary recall of the 2nd generation (in India, and 4th generation globally) City sedan, popularly known as the New Honda City (NHC) and the City ZX. The current (3rd generation in India and 5th generation globally) Honda City model is known as the All New Honda City (ANHC) in India. 

The recall of the 2nd-gen City sedan has to do with a faulty power window switch. Upon entry of liquids into the driver side power window mechanism, the switch has been observed to fail in certain 2nd-gen City cars. The power window switch will be replaced free of cost to the customer. 

Honda India claims that this problem hasn't surfaced on the India-built 2nd-Gen City sedans. However, as a preventive measure, the Japanese car maker is carrying out the voluntary recall exercise, which is a part of a global recall for the 2nd generation City sedan. The cars, numbering 42,672 units, which are covered under this recall are the ones manufactured in 2007 and 2008.

Honda India has instructed its dealers to begin recalling the cars in a phased manner. All affected cars will be covered in the next few months with customers being notified of the same. The Honda City ZX was sold in India between 2005 and 2008. The car came with two engine options: a 1.5 liter i-DSI engine (with twin spark technology) good for 77 Bhp, and a higher powered VTEC version that outputted 99 Bhp.

The City ZX enjoyed a very short run at the hustings (in terms of product cycles in India), with the car barely managing to be on sale for 3 years in the country before being replaced by a new model.