[TusharK]

Honda has announced a recall for the Amaze over a probable fault with the car's Electric-assist Power Steering (EPS) sensor harness. A total of 7,290 units of the compact sedan manufactured between April 17, 2018 and May 24, 2018 have been affected.



Honda has said that in some of the cars, customers may see the EPS indicator light turn on and the steering may feel heavier than normal. A preventive inspection will be carried out and if required, the company will replace the EPS column unit.

The inspection and replacement will be carried out free of cost at Honda authorized dealerships across India starting from July 26, 2018. The company will be contacting owners of the affected vehicles individually. Owners can also check if their cars are among the recalled lot by entering the 17-character alpha-numeric Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) on Honda's website.

[2000rpm]

That may be a road side remedy for the light steering then

[GTO]

Originally Posted by TusharK

customers may see the EPS indicator light turn on and the steering may feel heavier than normal

This has to be the fastest recall on any car ever? The Amaze has only just been launched.

I drove the Amaze extensively and found the steering to be unusually heavy for an EPS. Even the steering's return-to-center action was too aggressive. In fact, we've commented on this in our official review. I was just wondering why a mainstream compact sedan would have a heavy steering when the masses love their EPS' light & easy? Now I know. Can't believe we were driving a defective car poised for an official review .

[GTO]

Originally Posted by GTO

I drove the Amaze extensively and found the steering to be unusually heavy for an EPS. Even the steering's return-to-center action was too aggressive.

Honda insists that our test cars weren't part of the recall. I checked the VIN and they indeed weren't (link to VIN).

That said, I in turn insist that there was something wrong with our test cars as the steering was too heavy + the return-to-center action too aggressive.