NHTSA Campaign 03V350000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
NHTSA campaign 03V350000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure: frame and members: underbody shields. The repair is free.
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO filed the report for 03V350000 with NHTSA on September 26, 2003; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 03V350000, NHTSA lists up to 8,196 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2002 and September 10, 2002.
The 03V350000 report reached NHTSA 13 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V350000 were scheduled from October 3, 2003, 7 days after the report.
03V350000 covers 2 models from Honda, model years 2002–2003.
Owners of the model years 03V350000 covers have filed at least 97 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V350000 vehicles, the 2003 Honda Gl1800 has the most (54).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V350000 ranks 18 of 36 AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO recalls on this site.
Besides 03V350000, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO has 1 other recall on the structure on this site; the one before 03V350000 was 99V339000, reported on December 15, 1999.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON SOME MOTORCYCLES, CERTAIN FRAME WELDS DO NOT MEET MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS. HIGH LOADS CREATED WHEN RIDING ON ROUGH ROAD SURFACES OR THROUGH POTHOLES CAN CAUSE THE AFFECTED WELDS TO CRACK.
- The risk
- THE WELDED AREA COULD BREAK, RESULTING IN REAR SUSPENSION COLLAPSE OR LOWER CROSS MEMBER SEPARATION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REINFORCE THE WELDS ON ALL FRAMES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DURING OCTOBER 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-866-784-1870.
Reported September 26, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V350000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V350000, 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: September 26, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted