Honda Vietnam on Sunday reiterated a warning against the radiator covers installed in its Air Blade motorcycle that may injure passengers.
Yuichiro Ishii, senior manager of Honda Vietnam’s Public Relations and Product Planning Department, said the company on January 29 issued the warning to its agencies nationwide, asking them not to install the accessory for the customers.
The company said it did not produce or supply the iron radiator covers for the Air Blade motorbike line.
The radiator covers made by Honda are made from plastic, and quite safe for passengers, according to the company.
In Ho Chi Minh City, a number of Air Blade motorcyclists installed the iron radiator covers in their bikes after removing the plastic ones.
But the sharp-edged covers have recently been blamed for cutting the toes of motorcycle passengers, especially children.
Many weird accidents have been reported as the covers, described as “sharp as razors,” severed or seriously injured the toes of people on the back seat.
The stainless radiator covers can be easily found in shops selling motorcycle spare parts on Nguyen Chi Thanh and Ly Nam De streets in District 5.
They have no labels, and no certificates of origin. The cheaper they are, the more likely they can injure passengers because they are thinner.
Nguy Duc, who owns a motorcycle repair shop on Tran Quang Khai Street in District 1, customers prefer the iron radiator covers rather than the plastic ones because they think their motorbikes look more beautiful with the iron ones.
What they do not know is the safety of motorcycle passengers, he said.
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