According to the Wall Street Journal, Uber Singapore recently bought more than 1,000 Honda Vezels to rent to its drivers in the country, just after Honda recalled the car in 2016 due to an electrical component fault that was a fire hazard.

This is referring to the case of Koh Seng Tian, the driver whose car went up in flames and he managed to escape the scene without any injuries.

“As soon as we learned of a Honda Vezel from the Lion City Rental fleet catching fire, we took swift action to fix the problem,” states a representative from Uber. He also mentioned that the company has established “robust protocols” and hired three experts “to ensure that it is fully responsive to safety recalls.

Meanwhile, The Journal reports that Uber employees in Singapore knew about the Vezels’ recall before they purchased the fleet of cars, which cited internal documents it obtained. After flames broke out in Koh’s vehicle, Singapore’s Uber management contacted the Silicon Valley HQ, saying it would deactivate the defective component, leave the cars on the road and await replacement parts.

Source: CNET