Honda Engine Defect Class Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval

American Honda Motor Co. will extend a partial warranty and reimburse certain costs to settle class action claims by owners and lessees of some Civic and CR-V models that their engines were defective, under a settlement granted preliminary approval by the District of Minnesota.

The plaintiffs allege that model years 2015–18 Honda CR-V and 2016–18 Honda Civic vehicles equipped with “Earth Dreams” 1.5L, 2.0L, and 2.4L direct injection engines are prone to a defect that causes fuel dilution of the engine oil resulting in premature wear and ultimate failure of the engines.

The proposed settlement class consists of all current ...