NHTSA Campaign 11V101000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 11V101000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 11V101000 with NHTSA on February 17, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V101000, NHTSA lists up to 97,201 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 6, 2009 and September 3, 2009.
The 11V101000 report reached NHTSA 17 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V101000 were scheduled from March 7, 2011, 18 days after the report.
11V101000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2009–2010.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V101000 ranks 25 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 11V101000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 3 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 11V101000 was 09V174000, reported on May 21, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 HONDA FIT VEHICLES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE FOUR SPRING ASSEMBLIES ON THE ENGINE'S VARIABLE VALVE TIMING AND LIFT ELECTRONIC CONTROL (VTEC) SYSTEM TO FAIL.
- The risk
- A FAILURE OF THE SPRING ASSEMBLIES MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL DURING OPERATION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE SPRING ASSEMBLIES IN THE ENGINE IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 7, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
- Notes
- HONDA'S SAFETY RECALL NO. R66.
Reported February 17, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V101000 (2)
Honda (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V101000, 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 17, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted