东风本田汽车有限公司向国家市场监督管理总局备案了召回计划，决定召回搭载1.5T发动机的部分2018款思威（CR-V）汽车，共计130455辆。本次召回范围内部分车辆由于设计原因存在发动机机油液面会增高的问题，机油液面增高到一定程度时会出现发动机故障指示灯点亮，如果在这种状态下持续运行车辆可能造成发动机损坏，存在安全隐患。东风本田汽车有限公司发表声明称，将为召回范围内的车辆免费更换空调控制单元、升级FI-ECU软件，对搭载CVT变速箱的车型同时更换散热器下水管总成、升级TCU软件等。这次发动机问题首先于2017年12月被网络曝光。2018年1月，来自全国各地的2017款CR-V及思域车主的投诉数量最多，而媒体的报道亦铺天盖地，东本迫于舆论压力召开了媒体沟通会，并表示争取在2018年2月前，给出正式的官方解决方案。2月，东本发布了发动机“6年或20万公里”包修声明，不过文中并没有承认这是发动机的设计缺陷，更没有说明造成“涨机油”的具体原因。3月1日，国家质检总局执法督查司就消费者广泛关注的东风本田思威（CR-V）等车型“机油增多问题”约谈了东风本田，要求生产企业高度重视消费者反映的问题，严格按照法规要求消除车辆缺陷。第二天，按照《缺陷汽车产品召回管理条例》，东风本田对全新一代CR-V1.5升涡轮增压车型进行暂停销售处理，并承诺将进一步完善解决方案。受此次事件影响，东风本田销量大幅下滑。根据官方统计数据，今年前四个月，东风本田共向市场交付了176700辆车，同比下降9.8%。而四月销量为47900辆，同比下降12.2%。
Donfeng Honda to recall over 130 thousand 1.5T CR-Vs
The Sino-Japanese automaker Dongfeng Honda filed a plan to China’s State Administration for Market Regulation to recall a total of 130,455 CR-Vs equipped with a 1.5-litre turbo engine.
Reportedly, the automaker submitted the recall plan for the Honda CR-V rising oil level problem, which could illuminate engine warning lights and possibly leads to damaged engines. Dongfeng Honda released a statement promising to replace air condition controller and update FI-ECU (fuel injection electronic control unit) for the recalled vehicles free of charge. As to those CVT (continuously variable transmission)-equipped models, the company will offer the replacement and upgrading of some parts like radiator, TCU (telematics control unit), etc.
The engine issue was first exposed in December 2017 by a car owner on Internet. Then, under the pressure of increasingly complaints from CR-V and Civic owners and massive reports, Dongfeng Honda hold a press conference in January this year, saying the company would try its best to give an official solution before February, 2018.
Although the automaker guaranteed a 6-year warranty period and 200,000km of warranty range in February, it didn’t acknowledge the engine defect and explain the reason resulting in rising oil level problem.
The CR-V quality issue raised the attention of Chinese regulators as well. On March 1, the AQSIQ (General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine) questioned some executives of Dongfeng Honda in terms of the CR-V's “rising oil level problem”. Meanwhile, the AQSIO urged the automaker to attach importance to consumers’ complaints and solve the vehicle defects in accordance with laws. Dongfeng Honda claimed on the next day that it has halted the sales of all-new 1.5 T CR-Vs and promised to deliver a further solution.
Affected by the quality issue, Dongfeng Honda suffered a substantial sales drop this year. According to official sales data, the automaker delivered a total of 176,700 vehicles in the first four months, declining 9.8% year on year. In April, its monthly sales suffered a year-on-year downturn of 12.2% to 47,900 units.