NHTSA Campaign 11V395000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
NHTSA campaign 11V395000 covers 14 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm). The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 11V395000 with NHTSA on August 4, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V395000, NHTSA lists up to 1,512,107 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2004 and January 18, 2010.
The 11V395000 report reached NHTSA 18 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V395000 were scheduled from August 27, 2011, 23 days after the report.
11V395000 covers 3 models from Honda, model years 2005–2010.
Owners of the model years 11V395000 covers have filed at least 402 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V395000 vehicles, the 2005 Honda Accord has the most (113).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V395000 ranks 1 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 11V395000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 4 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 11V395000 was 10V361000, reported on August 4, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 ACCORD, 2007-2010 CR-V, AND 2005-2008 ELEMENT PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 1, 2004, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 3, 2010. THE OUTER RACE OF THE SECONDARY SHAFT BEARING MAY BE BROKEN DURING CERTAIN DRIVING STYLES. A BROKEN OUTER RACE MAY CAUSE ABNORMAL NOISE, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT TO TURN ON, AND ALLOW CONTACT BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION IDLE GEAR AND AN ELECTRONIC SENSOR HOUSING WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION.
- The risk
- THIS COULD RESULT IN A SHORT CIRCUIT CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. ADDITIONALLY, BROKEN PIECES OF THE OUTER RACE OR BALL BEARING FROM THE SECONDARY SHAFT MAY BECOME LODGED IN THE PARKING PAWL RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AFTER THE DRIVER HAS PLACED THE GEAR SELECTOR IN THE PARK POSITION. ENGINE STALL AND UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENT INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH OR PERSONAL INJURY TO PERSONS WITHIN THE PATH OF A ROLLING VEHICLE.
- The fix
- HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 27, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AUTOMOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-999-1009.
- Notes
- HONDA'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS R89.
Reported August 4, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V395000 (14)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V395000, 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: August 4, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted