NHTSA Campaign 12V136000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 12V136000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights: switch. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 12V136000 with NHTSA on March 30, 2012; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 12V136000, NHTSA lists up to 1,375,217 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 21, 2003 and August 24, 2004.
The 12V136000 report reached NHTSA 8 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V136000 were scheduled from April 27, 2012, 28 days after the report.
12V136000 covers 3 models from Honda, model years 2002–2005.
Owners of the model years 12V136000 covers have filed at least 191 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V136000 vehicles, the 2002 Honda CR-V has the most (60).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V136000 ranks 2 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 12V136000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 6 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 12V136000 was 10V624000, reported on December 15, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002 THROUGH 2004 CR-V; MODEL YEAR 2003 THROUGH 2005 PILOT; AND MODEL YEAR 2002 AND 2003 CIVIC VEHICLES. IN MARCH 2012, HONDA FILED A DEFECT REPORT TO RECALL CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002 THROUGH 2004 CR-V AND CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003 PILOT VEHICLES. IN AUGUST 2012, HONDA INFORMED THE AGENCY THAT IT WAS INCLUDING AN ADDITIONAL 820,789 VEHICLES INCLUDING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 AND 2005 PILOTS AND MODEL YEAR 2002 AND 2003 CIVICS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VEHICLES BEING RECALLED IS NOW 1,375,217. DUE TO TENSION FROM THE COMBINATION SWITCH WIRING HARNESS, WEAR ON THE SURFACE OF THE ELECTRICAL TERMINAL CAN OCCUR, YIELDING COPPER OXIDE, WHICH INCREASES ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE. INCREASED ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE MAY CAUSE THE TERMINAL ENDS TO MELT WITHIN THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR.
- The risk
- IF THE TERMINAL ENDS MELT WITHIN THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE, REDUCING DRIVER VISIBILITY AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE LOW BEAM TERMINAL HARNESS OR REPLACE THE LIGHTING SWITCH AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE ORIGINAL RECALL BEGAN IN APRIL 2012. OWNERS OF VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE SEPTEMBER 2012 EXPANSION WILL BE NOTIFIED IN SEPTEMBER 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-999-1009.
- Notes
- HONDA'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER FOR THE ORIGINAL RECALL IS S34. HONDA'S RECALL NUMBER FOR THE ADDITIONAL VEHICLES IS S51.
Reported March 30, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V136000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V136000, 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 30, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted