NHTSA Campaign 03V513000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NHTSA campaign 03V513000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: steering wheel/handle bar. The repair is free.
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO filed the report for 03V513000 with NHTSA on December 10, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V513000, NHTSA lists up to 4,997 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 16, 2001 and February 7, 2003.
The 03V513000 report reached NHTSA 10 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V513000 were scheduled from December 11, 2003, 1 day after the report.
03V513000 covers 2 models from Honda, model years 2002–2003.
Owners of the model years 03V513000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V513000 vehicles, the 2003 Honda Fsc600 has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V513000 ranks 25 of 36 AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SCOOTERS, EXCESSIVE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE LOWER HANDLEBAR CLAMP AND HANDLEBAR HOLDER CREATES STRESS THAT CAN EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE HANDLEBAR TO LOOSEN OR DETACH.
- The risk
- THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL TWO LOWER HANDLEBAR CLAMPS, ADD WASHERS BETWEEN THE LOWER CLAMPS AND HANDLEBAR HOLDER, AND INSTALL NEW LOCKNUTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 11, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-866-784-1870.
Reported December 10, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V513000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V513000, 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: December 10, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted