NHTSA Campaign 07V128000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 07V128000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 07V128000 with NHTSA on March 21, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V128000, NHTSA lists up to 8,020 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 28, 2006 and February 1, 2007.
The 07V128000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V128000 were scheduled from March 30, 2007, 9 days after the report.
07V128000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2007.
Owners of the model years 07V128000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V128000 ranks 55 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 07V128000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 3 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 07V128000 was 07V034000, reported on February 8, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE CRANKCASE BREATHER SEPARATOR MAY BE DEFECTED. DURING THE MOLDING PROCESS, THE BREATHER PASSAGE MAY HAVE BEEN BLOCKED BY A THIN LAYER OF THE INJECTED PLASTIC MATERIAL. THIS BLOCKAGE WILL CREATE A BUILD-UP OF PRESSURE INSIDE THE CRANKCASE AND MAY CAUSE THE LEFT SIDE ENGINE SEAL TO BE PUSHED OUT OF POSITION AND AN OIL LEAK WILL OCCUR.
- The risk
- OIL LEAKING FROM THE FAILED SEAL WHILE RIDING CAN SPRAY ONTO THE REAR TIRE OR THE ROAD, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BREATHER SEPARATOR, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 30, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
Reported March 21, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V128000 (1)
Honda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V128000, 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: March 21, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted