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Passenger Car (Honda WR-V) - Repair
Official notice
15 May 2025
Last checked
27 Oct 2026
An official CAA Japan notice concerns Passenger Car (Honda WR-V) - Repair. Seating equipment (driver's and front passenger's seatback trim covers) defect. Defective part (component name): Seating equipment (driver's and front passenger's seatback trim covers). Details and cause of the structure, equipment or performance considered noncompliant with standards: Due to inappropriate selection of the surface material for the trim on the right side of the driver's seatback and the left side of the front passenger's seatback, flames spread faster during combustion testing than permitted by the standards, resulting in noncompliance with safety standards. Published 2025-05-15.
What to do now
Recall notification number: 外-3996. Corrective measures: Replace the driver's and front passenger's seatback trim covers with improved parts on all vehicles.
Units affected
4,669
Recall number
外-3996
Official notice
2025-05-15
The hazard
The hazard
Seating equipment (driver's and front passenger's seatback trim covers) defect. Defective part (component name): Seating equipment (driver's and front passenger's seatback trim covers). Details and cause of the structure, equipment or performance considered noncompliant with standards: Due to inappropriate selection of the surface material for the trim on the right side of the driver's seatback and the left side of the front passenger's seatback, flames spread faster during combustion testing than permitted by the standards, resulting in noncompliance with safety standards.
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Brand: Honda. Contact: 本田技研工業株式会社. Phone 0120-112010.
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