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NHTSA Campaign 15V439000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY

NHTSA campaign 15V439000 covers 14 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: starter assembly: relay. The repair is free.

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed the report for 15V439000 with NHTSA on July 8, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 15V439000, NHTSA lists up to 47,168 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 4, 2014 and March 18, 2015.

The 15V439000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 15V439000 were scheduled from August 31, 2015, 54 days after the report.

15V439000 covers 10 models from Honda, model years 2014–2016.

Owners of the model years 15V439000 covers have filed at least 10 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 15V439000 vehicles, the 2014 Honda NC700X has the most (3).

By potentially affected vehicles, 15V439000 ranks 92 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.

Besides 15V439000, Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has 25 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 15V439000 was 13V500000, reported on November 1, 2013.

What this recall covers

The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 ST1300PA, 2014-2015 CB500, CBR500, CRF250L, CBR650, CTX700, NSS300, VT750, VT1300, 2015 CB300F, CBR300, CBR600, and 2014-2016 NC700 motorcycles. In the affected motorcycles, sealant may have been incorrectly applied to the starter relay switch, and as a result, the electrical system may have a loss of power.
The risk
A loss of electrical power may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace any affected starter relay switch, free of charge. The recall began on August 31, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's number for this recall is JS9 and JT0.

Reported July 8, 2015

Vehicles covered by 15V439000 (14)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V439000, 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: July 8, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted