NHTSA Campaign 11V288000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 11V288000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, other: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 11V288000 with NHTSA on May 18, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V288000, NHTSA lists up to 1,156 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 21, 2011 and May 2, 2011.
The 11V288000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V288000 were scheduled from May 27, 2011, 9 days after the report.
11V288000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V288000 ranks 78 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 11V288000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 1 other recall on the fuel system, other on this site; the one before 11V288000 was 07V512000, reported on November 1, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 CIVIC 2-DOOR AND 4-DOOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 21, 2011, THROUGH MAY 2, 2011. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT AN O-RING, WHICH SEALS A CONNECTION IN THE FUEL FEED LINE, IS MISALIGNED. IF THE O-RING IS MISALIGNED, A SMALL FUEL LEAK MAY OCCUR.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL FEED LINE ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
- Notes
- HONDA'S SAFETY RECALL NO. R79.
Reported May 18, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V288000 (1)
Honda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V288000, 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: May 18, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted