NHTSA Campaign 04V568000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA campaign 04V568000 covers 4 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 04V568000 with NHTSA on December 9, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V568000, NHTSA lists up to 4,345 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 16, 2002 and October 31, 2002.
The 04V568000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V568000 were scheduled from December 8, 2004.
04V568000 covers 2 models from Honda, model years 2003–2004.
Owners of the model years 04V568000 covers have filed at least 12 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V568000 vehicles, the 2003 Honda ST1300 has the most (6).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V568000 ranks 63 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 04V568000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 10 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 04V568000 was 04V549000, reported on November 23, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE MAIN WIRE HARNESS HAS A GROUND DISTRIBUTION CONNECTOR THAT IS INCORRECTLY ASSEMBLED. SOME ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS MAY OVERHEAT AND SHORT, INCLUDING THE FUEL PUMP.
- The risk
- IF THE FUEL PUMP STOPS WORKING, THE ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE GROUND DISTRIBUTION CONNECTOR FOR OVERHEATING DAMAGE. IF ANY DAMAGE IS FOUND, THE WIRE HARNESS WILL BE REPLACED. IF NO DAMAGE IS FOUND, THE CONNECTORS WILL BE ASSEMBLED PROPERLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 8, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 866-784-1870.
Reported December 9, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V568000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V568000, 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 9, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted