NHTSA Campaign 05V562000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 05V562000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights: switch. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 05V562000 with NHTSA on December 20, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V562000, NHTSA lists up to 6,786 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 9, 2005 and November 14, 2005.
The 05V562000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V562000 were scheduled from December 15, 2005.
05V562000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2006.
Owners of the model years 05V562000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V562000 ranks 60 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 05V562000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 6 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 05V562000 was 04V429000, reported on September 3, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, A DAMAGED CONNECTOR IN THE HANDLEBAR MOUNTED HEADLIGHT SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE HEADLIGHT TO FLICKER AND EVENTUALLY FAIL.
- The risk
- IF RIDING AT NIGHT, THE SUDDEN LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW LEFT AND RIGHT HANDLE SWITCH ASSEMBLIES WITH UNDAMAGED CONNECTORS FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM LETTER TO OWNERS WAS MAILED ON DECEMBER 13, 2005. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 15, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-866-784-1870.
- Notes
- HONDA RECALL NO. Q07.
Reported December 20, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V562000 (1)
Honda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V562000, 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 20, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted