NHTSA Campaign 18V599000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
NHTSA campaign 18V599000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers. The repair is free.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed the report for 18V599000 with NHTSA on September 7, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V599000, NHTSA lists up to 793 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 21, 2016 and July 31, 2017.
The 18V599000 report reached NHTSA 13 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V599000 were scheduled from November 2, 2018, 56 days after the report.
18V599000 covers 1 model from Acura, model years 2017.
Owners of the model years 18V599000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V599000 ranks 178 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.
Besides 18V599000, Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has 25 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 18V599000 was 18V068000, reported on January 25, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017 Acura NSX vehicles. Road vibrations may cause the metal screws that secure the printed circuit board for the high mounted center brake light to loosen and contact the circuitry, possibly resulting in the brake light fuse blowing and the brake lights not functioning. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- The risk
- Brake lights that do not work increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the center high mount brake light, free of charge. The recall began November 2, 2018. Owners may contact Acura Client Relations at 1-844-682-2872. Honda's number for this recall is B2B.
Reported September 7, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V599000 (1)
Acura (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V599000, 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 7, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted