Honda is recalling about 200,000 passenger cars globally due to defective engine parts.
The company said it had received 63 customer reports in Japan of engine malfunctions as a result of the defect, but none had led to accidents.
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In Japan Honda will recall over 50,000 units of three models – the Stream, Civic and Crossroad – produced at domestic plants between July 2008 and July 2010.
It will replace engine bolts that may cause trouble with the cooling system that could eventually cause the engines to stop.
A Honda spokesman added that the comnpany would recall about 100,000 units in South America and 6,800 in Europe.
The other vehicles are being recalled in the Middle East and Africa, but the recall does not cover markets in North America.
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