NHTSA Campaign 11V180000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
NHTSA campaign 11V180000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the visibility: windshield wiper/washer. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 11V180000 with NHTSA on March 15, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V180000, NHTSA lists up to 33,341 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 17, 2010 and December 20, 2010.
The 11V180000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V180000 were scheduled from April 28, 2011, 44 days after the report.
11V180000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2011.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V180000 ranks 40 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 11V180000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 5 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 11V180000 was 10V033000, reported on February 2, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY VEHICLES. IF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES BECOME FROZEN TO THE WINDSHIELD AND THE WIPER MOTOR IS SWITCHED ON, ONE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE RODS MAY BEND OR SEPARATE FROM THE MOTOR DUE TO INSUFFICIENT STIFFNESS OF THE ROD.
- The risk
- THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY FAIL TO OPERATE, DECREASING THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER ROD FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 28, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-999-1009.
- Notes
- HONDA'S SAFETY RECALL NO. R72.
Reported March 15, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V180000 (1)
Honda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V180000, 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 15, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted