Product Recall for Honda Marine Outboard Engine
7 October 2024

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The office for product and safety standards have issued a product recall for some specific model of Honda Outboards.

It has been discovered that the ACG (accessory belt) which has a manufacturing defect may entangle the timing belt causing the engine to stop.

Models affected are: BF175D, BF200D, BF225D, BF250D.

Further details with serial number details can be found HERE.

The outboard has been recalled from end users and Honda will attempt to contact all affected users in their database. This will give further instructions to return the engine to their nearest Honda Dealer.

British Marine members can contact the technical team by email technical@britishmarine.co.uk if they have further concerns or require advice.