NHTSA Campaign 15V121000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NHTSA campaign 15V121000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine. The repair is free.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed the report for 15V121000 with NHTSA on March 2, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V121000, NHTSA lists up to 137 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 29, 2014 and July 31, 2014.
The 15V121000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V121000 were scheduled from March 27, 2015, 25 days after the report.
15V121000 covers 2 models from Honda, model years 2014–2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V121000 ranks 206 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.
Besides 15V121000, Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has 15 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 15V121000 was 14V056000, reported on February 14, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- American Honda Motor Co. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2014 Accord L4 vehicles manufactured July 29, 2014, to July 31, 2014, 2015 Accord L4 vehicles manufactured August 14, 2014, to January 30, 2015, and 2015 CR-V vehicles manufactured September 9, 2014, to February 6, 2015. The affected vehicles may have been assembled with improperly torqued connecting rod bolts, which can cause the engine to lose power or leak oil.
- The risk
- Loss of engine power may result in a vehicle stall, increasing the risk of a crash. If the engine leaks oil in the proximity of hot engine or exhaust components, there is an increased risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the engine short block, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is JP2 (for Accord models) and JP3 (for CR-V models).
Reported March 2, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V121000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V121000, 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 2, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted