NHTSA Campaign 04V429000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 04V429000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: tail lights. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 04V429000 with NHTSA on September 3, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V429000, NHTSA lists up to 40,060 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 15, 2003 and June 29, 2004.
The 04V429000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V429000 were scheduled from September 15, 2004, 12 days after the report.
04V429000 covers 1 model from Acura, model years 2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V429000 ranks 34 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 04V429000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 6 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 04V429000 was 04V257000, reported on June 1, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER CARS, THE WIRE HARNESS LOCATED IN THE TRUNK HINGE AREA IS NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECTED AND OVER TIME COULD BE DAMAGED WHEN THE TRUNK IS OPENED AND CLOSED.
- The risk
- A DAMAGED HARNESS CAN CAUSE A BLOWN FUSE, A SHORT CIRCUIT AND IT CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS, BACK-UP LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHT FUNCTION. LOSS OF A TAIL LIGHT COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE HARNESS AND IF ANY DAMAGE IS FOUND, THE HARNESS WILL BE REPLACED. IF NO DAMAGE IS FOUND, DEALERS WILL INSTALL CORRUGATED PLASTIC TUBING OVER THE HARNESS TO PREVENT FUTURE DAMAGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
- Notes
- HONDA RECALL NO. P45.
Reported September 3, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V429000 (1)
Acura (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V429000, 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 3, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted