Honda says no plan to recall vehicles in S. Korea

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- The local unit of Honda Motor Co. said Thursday it
won't recall vehicles in South Korea despite faulty airbags that led to a massive
global recall.

Honda, Japan's No. 2 carmaker, is expanding its global recall to nearly 1 million
vehicles due to defective airbags, the latest crisis to hit Japanese
manufacturers following Toyota Motor Corp.'s massive recall that began in late
January.
The broadening recall by Honda affects Accord sedans, Civic compact cars and CR-V
crossover vehicles made between 2001 and 2002.
An official at Honda's Korean unit said the company has no plan to recall those
vehicles in South Korea because they were imported by individuals.
"Those vehicles aren't subject to recall because they weren't officially imported
by Honda Korea," said the official by telephone.
Instead, Honda Korea will fix the faulty airbags for free if owners request the
repairs, the official said.
Officials from the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, which
oversees car safety, said earlier that they have been in discussions with Honda
Korea on whether to recall such vehicles.
Honda started selling its vehicles in South Korea from 2004.
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