NHTSA Campaign 05V027000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
NHTSA campaign 05V027000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure: frame and members. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 05V027000 with NHTSA on January 31, 2005; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 05V027000, NHTSA lists up to 34,919 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 24, 2003 and September 19, 2003.
The 05V027000 report reached NHTSA 16 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V027000 were scheduled from February 9, 2005, 9 days after the report.
05V027000 covers 2 models from Honda, model years 2001–2004.
Owners of the model years 05V027000 covers have filed at least 107 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V027000 vehicles, the 2003 Honda Gl1800 has the most (54).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V027000 ranks 38 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 05V027000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 6 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 05V027000 was 04V564000, reported on November 30, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON SOME MOTORCYCLES, CERTAIN FRAME WELDS DO NOT MEET MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS. HIGH LOADS CREATED WHEN RIDING ON ROUGH ROAD SURFACES OR THROUGH POTHOLES CAN CAUSE THE AFFECTED WELDS TO CRACK.
- The risk
- THE WELDED AREA COULD BREAK, RESULTING IN REAR SUSPENSION COLLAPSE OR LOWER CROSS MEMBER SEPARATION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REINFORCE THE WELDS ON 2001-2002 MOTORCYCLES FREE OF CHARGE. ON 2003-2004 MOTORCYCLES, THE UNITS WILL BE REPAIRED, NO INSPECTION WILL BE NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 9, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-866-784-1870.
- Notes
- HONDA RECALL NO. P66.
Reported January 31, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V027000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V027000, 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: January 31, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted