NHTSA Campaign 11V458000
POWER TRAIN
NHTSA campaign 11V458000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 11V458000 with NHTSA on September 7, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V458000, NHTSA lists up to 5,626 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 8, 2010 and June 27, 2011.
The 11V458000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V458000 were scheduled from September 26, 2011, 19 days after the report.
11V458000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2011.
Owners of the model years 11V458000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V458000 ranks 62 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 11V458000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 4 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 11V458000 was 11V395000, reported on August 4, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 CR-Z PASSENGER CARS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 8, 2010, THROUGH JUNE 27, 2011. SHOULD THE ENGINE STALL WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (ECU) SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE THE ELECTRIC MOTOR OF THE HYBRID SYSTEM TO MOVE THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE SELECTED GEAR.
- The risk
- UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENT COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH OR PERSONAL INJURY TO THE PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THE MOVING VEHICLE.
- The fix
- HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE ECU SOFTWARE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AUTOMOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-999-1009.
- Notes
- HONDA'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS R94.
Reported September 7, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V458000 (1)
Honda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V458000, 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: September 7, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted