NHTSA Campaign 00V016000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NHTSA campaign 00V016000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: anchorage. The repair is free.
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO filed the report for 00V016000 with NHTSA on January 24, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V016000, NHTSA lists up to 4,930 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 8, 1999 and December 28, 1999.
The 00V016000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V016000 were scheduled from February 4, 2000, 11 days after the report.
00V016000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 00V016000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V016000 ranks 26 of 36 AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO recalls on this site.
Besides 00V016000, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO has 6 other recalls on the seat belts on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CONVERTIBLE PASSENGER VEHICLES. WHEN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP IS DOWN AND THE SEAT IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY BACK, THE SEAT BELTS MAY NOT RETRACT PROPERLY RESULTING IN SLACK IN THE SEAT BELTS.
- The risk
- THIS SLACK CAN REDUCE THE PROTECTIVE CAPABILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BELTS AND INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY TO AN OCCUPANT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CONVERTIBLE TOP COVER TO PREVENT INTERFERENCE WITH THE SEAT BELT.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 4, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
Reported January 24, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V016000 (1)
Honda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V016000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: January 24, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted