NHTSA Campaign 10V624000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 10V624000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights: high/low beam dimmer switch. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 10V624000 with NHTSA on December 15, 2010; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 10V624000, NHTSA lists up to 143,083 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 3, 2006 and July 1, 2008.
The 10V624000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V624000 were scheduled from January 24, 2011, 40 days after the report.
10V624000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2007–2008.
Owners of the model years 10V624000 covers have filed at least 83 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V624000 vehicles, the 2007 Honda Fit has the most (66).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V624000 ranks 19 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 10V624000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 6 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 10V624000 was 07V402000, reported on September 5, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HONDA IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 HONDA FIT VEHICLES. DUE TO AN ERROR DURING INSTALLATION OF THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE COMBINATION SWITCH THAT CONTROLS LOW HEAD BEAM FUNCTION, THE WIRES FOR THE LOWER BEAM CIRCUIT WERE PULLED TIGHTER THAN INTENDED. AFTER REPEATED USE OF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TERMINAL FOR THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT CAN BECOME WORN AS A RESULT OF THIS TENSION, WHICH CAN RESULT IN LOW CONDUCTIVITY AND CAUSE AN ACCUMULATION OF COPPER OXIDE IN THE AREA OF THE CONTACTS.
- The risk
- THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS CAN BECOME INOPERATIVE DECREASING THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE'S VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE LOW BEAM TERMINAL AND PERFORM NECESSARY REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 24, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
- Notes
- HONDA'S SAFETY RECALL NO. R58.
Reported December 15, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V624000 (2)
Honda (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V624000, 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: December 15, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted