NHTSA Campaign 12V486000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 12V486000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed the report for 12V486000 with NHTSA on October 5, 2012; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 12V486000, NHTSA lists up to 268,655 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 5, 2003 and September 9, 2004.
The 12V486000 report reached NHTSA 8 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V486000 were scheduled from November 2, 2012, 28 days after the report.
12V486000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2002–2006.
Owners of the model years 12V486000 covers have filed at least 382 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V486000 vehicles, the 2002 Honda CR-V has the most (95).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V486000 ranks 48 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.
Besides 12V486000, Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has 25 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 12V486000 was 12V436000, reported on September 5, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Honda is recalling certain model year 2002-2006 CR-V passenger vehicles, manufactured from February 19, 2002, through July 28, 2006. The driver-side power window switch may fail or melt.
- The risk
- If the switch fails, it could overheat, smoke, and cause a fire. A switch failure, and a fire, could occur even if the vehicle is not in use. As a precaution, owners are advised to park outside until the recall repair has been performed.
- The fix
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the switches, as necessary, free of charge. The safety recall began on November 2, 2012. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009.
- Notes
- Honda's campaign recall number is S61.
Reported October 5, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V486000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V486000, 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: October 5, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted