NHTSA Campaign 04V086000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 04V086000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 04V086000 with NHTSA on February 24, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V086000, NHTSA lists up to 440,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 27, 2001 and April 27, 2001.
The 04V086000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V086000 were scheduled from April 5, 2004, 41 days after the report.
04V086000 covers 2 models from Honda, model years 2000–2002.
Owners of the model years 04V086000 covers have filed at least 132 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V086000 vehicles, the 2001 Honda Civic has the most (62).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V086000 ranks 9 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 04V086000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 6 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE LOW-BEAM TERMINAL ON THE HEAD LIGHT WIRE HARNESS CAN OVERHEAT AND COULD CAUSE THE LOW BEAMS TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING.
- The risk
- AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF LOW BEAMS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH AND COUPLER FOR SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE. IF HEAT DAMAGE IS PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE SWITCH AND COUPLER. IF NO HEAT DAMAGE IS PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH AND ONE MATING PIN IN THE COUPLER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
Reported February 24, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V086000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V086000, 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: February 24, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted