NHTSA Campaign 11V106000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 11V106000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 11V106000 with NHTSA on March 2, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V106000, NHTSA lists up to 36,656 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 6, 2005 and September 14, 2006.
The 11V106000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V106000 were scheduled from March 25, 2011, 23 days after the report.
11V106000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2006–2007.
Owners of the model years 11V106000 covers have filed at least 55 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V106000 vehicles, the 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid has the most (34).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V106000 ranks 36 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 11V106000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 10 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 11V106000 was 11V004000, reported on January 6, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID VEHICLES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR THE VOLTAGE CONVERTER THAT RELAYS POWER FROM THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST (IMA) SYSTEM TO THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO FAIL.
- The risk
- THIS FAILURE WILL CAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS TO TURN OFF, THE ENGINE TO STALL, AND PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM BEING RESTARTED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE VOLTAGE CONVERTER FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 25, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-999-1009 A SELECT OPTION 4.
- Notes
- HONDA'S SAFETY RECALL NO. R69.
Reported March 2, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V106000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V106000, 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: March 2, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted