NHTSA Campaign 07V512000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 07V512000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 07V512000 with NHTSA on November 1, 2007; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 07V512000, NHTSA lists up to 6,545 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 5, 2005 and September 1, 2006.
The 07V512000 report reached NHTSA 14 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V512000 were scheduled from November 15, 2007, 14 days after the report.
07V512000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2000–2007.
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V512000 ranks 61 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 07V512000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 1 other recall on the fuel system, other on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) VEHICLES, IN THE EVENT OF A SEVERE INTERIOR FIRE IN THE AREA OF THE REAR SEAT, THE CNG TANK MAY BE HEATED UNEVENLY, PREVENTING THE PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE FROM VENTING THE CONTENTS OF THE TANK AS DESIGNED.
- The risk
- THIS COULD RESULT IN A TANK RUPTURE, EXPLOSION, AND EJECTION OF THE TANK FROM THE VEHICLE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A HEAT INSULATOR MATERIAL TO THE REAR SEAT BACK. AN INTERIM OWNER LETTER WAS MAILED TO OWNERS BEGINNING NOVEMBER 26, 2007. WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, OWNERS WILL BE RENOTIFIED ASKING THEM TO BRING IN THEIR VEHICLE FOR REPAIR. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
- Notes
- HONDA RECALL NO. Q63.
Reported November 1, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V512000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V512000, 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 1, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted