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    Honda Cars India said it will carry out preventive replacement of air bag inflators in these SUVs and premium sedans.Reuters

Automobile major Honda Cars India on Friday said it will carry out preventive replacement of air bag inflators in its sports utility vehicle (SUV) CR-V and premium sedan Accord.

According to the company, it will carry out preventive replacement of the passenger-side air-bag inflator in 575 units of CR-V manufactured in 2004 and driver-side air-bag inflator of 10,805 units of Accord manufactured during 2003-2007.

The company said this exercise is part of Honda's global recall and safety improvement campaign concerning the air bag inflator in their car models. Additionally, the passenger-side air-bag inflator in one unit of Civic of 2004 make will also be replaced.

The company added that the replacement would be carried out free-of-cost at its dealerships across India from 4 June in a phased manner and the company will communicate with the customers directly.