NHTSA Campaign 08V169000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
NHTSA campaign 08V169000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 08V169000 with NHTSA on April 11, 2008; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 08V169000, NHTSA lists up to 351,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 17, 2002 and September 23, 2003.
The 08V169000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V169000 were scheduled from July 17, 2008, 97 days after the report.
08V169000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V169000 ranks 11 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 08V169000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 5 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 08V169000 was 08V092000, reported on February 27, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HONDA IS RECALLING 351,000 MY 2003 ACCORD VEHICLES. IF WATER ENTERS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BREATHER PORT, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW THE MOTOR TO VENT WARM AIR DURING NORMAL OPERATION, IT CAN RESULT IN CORROSION INSIDE THE MOTOR HOUSING. THIS CAN CAUSE A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BREAKER INSIDE THE MOTOR HOUSING.
- The risk
- IF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FAILS, IT WILL CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR TO BECOME INOPERATIVE, WHICH CAN INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF A CRASH IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FOR SIGNS OF CORROSION. IF NO SIGNS OF CORROSION ARE PRESENT, A COVER WILL BE INSTALLED OVER THE WIPER MOTOR TO PREVENT WATER FROM ENTERING THE WIPER MOTOR HOUSING. IF SIGNS OF CORROSION DAMAGE ARE OBSERVED ON THE WIPER MOTOR, THE MOTOR WILL BE REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 17, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
- Notes
- HONDA RECALL NO. Q78.
Reported April 11, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V169000 (1)
Honda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V169000, 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: April 11, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted