NHTSA Campaign 07V542000
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
NHTSA campaign 07V542000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the structure: body: hood. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 07V542000 with NHTSA on November 21, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V542000, NHTSA lists up to 410 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 18, 2007 and October 30, 2007.
The 07V542000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V542000 were scheduled from December 5, 2007, 14 days after the report.
07V542000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2008.
Owners of the model years 07V542000 covers have filed at least 14 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V542000 ranks 86 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 07V542000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 6 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 07V542000 was 05V027000, reported on January 31, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE HOLE IN THE SHEETMETAL FRONT BULKHEAD THAT SERVES AS THE BASE AND PIVOT POINT FOR THE HOOD SUPPORT ROD WAS NOT PUNCHED TO SPECIFICATION. THE HOOD SUPPORT ROD MAY FAIL TO HOLD THE HOOD IN POSITION DUE TO INSUFFICIENT STRENGTH.
- The risk
- IF THE HOOD SUPPORT ROD HOLE FAILS, THE HOOD COULD FALL INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE PROP ROD BASE HOLE AND, IF NECESSARY, INSTALL REINFORCEMENT PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 5, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
- Notes
- HONDA RECALL NO. Q64.
Reported November 21, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V542000 (1)
Honda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V542000, 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 21, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted