NHTSA Campaign 04V549000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA campaign 04V549000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 04V549000 with NHTSA on November 23, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V549000, NHTSA lists up to 2,185 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 16, 2002 and October 31, 2002.
The 04V549000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V549000 were scheduled from December 8, 2004, 15 days after the report.
04V549000 covers 2 models from Honda, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 04V549000 covers have filed at least 9 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V549000 vehicles, the 2003 Honda ST1300 has the most (6).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V549000 ranks 72 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 04V549000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 10 other recalls on the electrical system on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE ROUTING OF SOME WIRE HARNESSES MAY ALLOW A CONNECTOR TO CONTACT AND CHAFE AGAINST THE FUEL TANK.
- The risk
- EVENTUALLY THE CHAFING MAY CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT AND BLOW AN IGNITION SYSTEM FUSE. THE ENGINE WILL THEN STALL WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR POSITION AND CHECK FOR DAMAGE. IF ANY DAMAGE IS FOUND, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE NECESSARY PARTS. IF NO DAMAGE IS FOUND, DEALERS WILL REPOSITION THE CONNECTOR, AND MAKE SURE ADEQUATE CLEARANCE EXISTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 8, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-866-784-1870.
- Notes
- HONDA RECALL NO. P53.
Reported November 23, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V549000 (2)
Honda (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V549000, 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: November 23, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted