NHTSA Campaign 10V033000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
NHTSA campaign 10V033000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: power window devices and controls. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 10V033000 with NHTSA on February 2, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V033000, NHTSA lists up to 141,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 20, 2005 and July 20, 2007.
The 10V033000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V033000 were scheduled from March 19, 2010, 45 days after the report.
10V033000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2007–2008.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V033000 ranks 20 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 10V033000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 5 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 10V033000 was 08V169000, reported on April 11, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 FIT VEHICLES. UNDER SEVERE CONDITION, WATER MAY ENTER THE DRIVER'S WINDOW AND REACH THE MASTER POWER WINDOW SWITCH. IF THE MASTER POWER WINDOW SWITCH IS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE WATER INTRUSION, OVERHEATING AND FAILURE OF THE SWITCH MAY RESULT.
- The risk
- AN OVERHEATED SWITCH CAN CAUSE SMOKE, MELTING AND FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SWITCH AND INSTALL A COVER AROUND THE SWITCH HOUSING TO PREVENT WATER FROM ENTERING THE SWITCH. IF THE SWITCH IS DAMAGED, THE SWITCH WILL BE REPLACED AND A COVER WILL BE INSTALLED. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DURING MARCH 19, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
- Notes
- HONDA RECALL NO. R28.
Reported February 2, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V033000 (2)
Honda (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V033000, 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: February 2, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted