NHTSA Campaign 15V602000
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 15V602000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the hybrid propulsion system. The repair is free.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed the report for 15V602000 with NHTSA on September 25, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V602000, NHTSA lists up to 6,786 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 29, 2013 and July 12, 2014.
The 15V602000 report reached NHTSA 14 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V602000 were scheduled from November 6, 2015, 42 days after the report.
15V602000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2014–2015.
Owners of the model years 15V602000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the hybrid propulsion system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V602000 vehicles, the 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid has the most (3).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V602000 ranks 137 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Honda Accord Hybrid vehicles manufactured August 29, 2013, to May 30, 2015. Electrical interference may cause the hybrid system to switch into fail-safe mode, disabling the gasoline engine, limiting the vehicle's speed to 40 miles per hour and functioning only on battery power. Once the battery is discharged, the vehicle will stall.
- The risk
- A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the hybrid system software, free of charge. The recall began on November 6, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is JT7.
Reported September 25, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V602000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V602000, 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 25, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted