Recalls


CampaignManufacturerManufacturing dateType# of units affectedDate Owner notified MfgRecall Initiated byManufacturers of recalled vehicles/productsReport Recieved DateRecord Creation DateRegulation Part NumberFMVSS Number
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
06E032000TOM MOTORSPORT, INC. E (Equipment)84504/17/2006OVSCHONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)04/18/200604/18/2006571108
Defect SummaryCertain eagle eyes and sonar headlights and corner lights sold as aftermarket for use on 1988-2005 honda civic, 1990-2005 honda accord, and 1990-2001 acura integra passenger vehicles listed above. headlights and corner lights that are not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.
Consequence SummaryWithout the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning.
Corrective SummaryTom motorsport will notify owners and offer reimbursement for the purchase of noncompliant lights. the recall began april 17, 2006. owners may contact tom motorsport at 626-968-4007.
NotesThis recall only pertains to aftermarket lights and has no relation to any original equipment installed on any vehicles manufactured by american honda motor company.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
06E026000PRO-A MOTORS, INC. E (Equipment)6194404/03/2006OVSCHONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)03/23/200603/23/2006571108
Defect SummaryCertain pro-a motors corner lamps, turn signals, and headlights sold as replacement lamps for use on certain passenger vehicles listed above. some combination lamps that are not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.
Consequence SummaryWithout the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning.
Corrective SummaryPro-a motors will notify owners and offer to repurchase the lamps. the recall began on april 3, 2006. owners may contact pro-a motors at 323-838-2988.
NotesThis recall only pertains to pro-a motors aftermarket lamps and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.for more information on the lamp model numbers, click on document search and view document titled lamp model numbers.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration
06E064000TRADESONIC E (Equipment)4029OVSCHONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)07/17/200607/17/2006571108
Defect SummaryCertain tradesonic combination lamps sold as replacement lamps for use on the above listed passenger vehicles. combination lamps not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.
Consequence SummaryLack of amber side reflectors in the lamps will decrease lighting visibility to other drivers and may possibly result in a vehicle crash.
Corrective SummaryTradesonic will notify owners and replace the lamps free of charge. the recall is expected to begin during july 2006. owners may contact tradesonic at 626-934-8884.
NotesThis recall only pertains to tradesonic aftermarket lamps and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.for more information on the lamp model numbers, click on document search and view document titled
06E038000ALFAOTTO AUTO ACCESSORIES E (Equipment)72405/10/2006OVSCHONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)05/08/200605/08/2006571108
Defect SummaryCertain alfaotto combination headlamps sold as replacement lamps for use on the above listed passenger vehicles. some combination lamps that are not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.
Consequence SummaryWithout the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning.
Corrective SummaryAlfaotto will notify owners and replace the headlamps free of charge. the recall began on may 10, 2006. owners may contact alfaotto at 626-656-2992 or visit their website at www.alfaotto.com.
NotesCustomers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration
06E040000E SPEED RACING E (Equipment)164805/10/2006OVSCHONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)05/15/200605/18/2006571108
Defect SummaryCertain e speed racing combination lamps sold as replacement equipment for use on certain passenger vehicles listed above. some combination lamps that are not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.
Consequence SummaryWithout the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning.
Corrective SummaryE speed racing will notify owners and offer to repurchase the lamps. the recall began may 10, 2006. owners may contact e speed racing 909-923-3636.
NotesThis recall only pertains to e speed racing aftermarket combination lamps and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.for more information on the lamp model numbers, click on document search and view document titled lamp model numbers.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration
06E060000AAI MOTORSPORTS USA, LLC E (Equipment)8774508/01/2006OVSCHONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)06/29/200606/29/2006571108
Defect SummaryCertain aai motorsports combination lamps sold as replacement lamps for use on the above list passenger vehicles. combination lamps not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.
Consequence SummaryLack of amber side reflectors in the lamps will decrease lighting visibility to other drivers and may possibly result in a vehicle crash
Corrective SummaryAai motorsports will notify owners and replace the lamps free of charge. the recall began on august 1, 2006. owners may contact aai motorsports at 909-923-9188.
NotesThis recall only pertains to aai motorsports aftermarket lamps and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.for more information on the lamp model numbers, click on document search and view document titled lamp model numbers.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
06E044000J & A AUTO ACCESSORIES E (Equipment)121507/10/2006OVSCHONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)05/22/200605/23/2006571108
Defect SummaryCertain j & a auto accessories combination headlamps sold as replacement lamps for use on the above listed passenger vehicles. some combination lamps that are not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.
Consequence SummaryWithout the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning.
Corrective SummaryJ & a auto accessories will notify owners and offer to repurchase the headlamps. the recall began on july 10, 2006. owners may contact j & a auto accessories at 310-327-4981.
NotesThis recall only pertains to j & a auto accessories aftermarket headlamp assemblies and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.for more information on the lamp model numbers, click on document search and view document titled
09E012000SABERSPORT E (Equipment)1627005/11/2009OVSCHONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)04/07/200904/07/2009571108
Defect SummarySabersport is recalling 16,270 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. these headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. these lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors.
Consequence SummaryDecreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash.
Corrective SummarySabersport will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. the safety recall began on may 11, 2009. owners may contact sabersport at 1-909-598-7589.
NotesThis recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles produced by the vehicle manufacturer.in order to determine if your aftermarket lamp assembly is affected by this noncompliance, please review the list of model numbers provided to us by sabersport.the list can be found under document search located at the bottom of your screen.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .
06E049000CK MOTORSPORT, INC. E (Equipment)2717607/01/2006OVSCHONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)05/24/200606/05/2006571108
Defect SummaryCertain ck motorsports combination headlights, clear corner, bumper, and side marker lights sold as replacement lamps for use on the passenger vehicles listed above. some combination lamps that are not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.
Consequence SummaryWithout the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning.
Corrective SummaryCk motorsport will notify owners and replace the noncompliant lamps free of charge. the recall began on july 1, 2006. owners may contact ck motorsport at 1-909-610-7211.
NotesThis recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles manufactured by the vehicle manufacturers.for more information on the lamp model numbers, click on document search and view document titled
EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS
06E023000ANZO USA, INC. E (Equipment)29200005/09/2006OVSCHONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)03/13/200603/14/2006571108
Defect SummaryCertain anzo combination headlamp assemblies sold as replacement lamps for use on certain passenger vehicles. some combination lamps are not equipped with amber side reflectors which fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.
Consequence SummaryWithout the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
Corrective SummaryAnzo will notify owners and replace the headlamps free of charge. the recall began may 9, 2006. owners may contact anzo usa at 909-468-3688.
NotesThis recall only pertains to aftermarket headlamp assemblies manufactured by anzo and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
09E025000DOPE, INC. E (Equipment)4254007/28/2009OVSCHONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)05/11/200905/11/2009571108
Defect SummaryDope, inc. is recalling 42,540 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. these headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. these lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors.
Consequence SummaryDecreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash.
Corrective SummaryDope, inc. will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. the safety recall began on july 28, 2009. owners may contact dope, inc. at 1-626-272-1798.
NotesThis recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles produced by the vehicle manufacturer.in order to determine if your aftermarket lamp assembly is affected by this noncompliance, please review the list of model numbers provided to us by dope, inc.the list can be found under document search located at the bottom of your screen. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .
06E025000POLI-AUTO, INC. E (Equipment)145005/02/2006OVSCHONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)03/21/200603/21/2006571108
Defect SummaryCertain poli-auto combination headlamp assemblies, p/nos. 11-728, 11-728d, 11-710, 11-419, 11-713, 11-703, 11-704, 11-708p, 11-735, 11-725, 11-726, 11-716 (p&c), 11-721-1, 11-733, 11-729, 11-730, and 11-732, sold as replacement lamps for use on certain passenger vehicles. some combination lamps that are not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.
Consequence SummaryWithout the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning.
Corrective SummaryPoli-auto will notify owners and offer to repurchase the headlamps at its original purchase price. the recall is expected to begin during april 2006. owners may contact poli-auto at 305-477-1356.
NotesCustomers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
08E050000K2 MOTOR CORPORATION E (Equipment)192112/17/2008OVSCHONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)08/11/200808/14/2008571108
Defect SummaryK2 motor is recalling 1,921 aftermarket headlamps of various models sold for use on the above listed vehicles. these headlamps are missing the amber side reflex reflector which fails to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.
Consequence SummaryWithout the amber side reflex reflectors, the lighting visibility may be affected, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
Corrective SummaryK2 motor will notify owners and offer a full refund. the recall began on decemeber 17, 2008. owners may contact k2 motor at 1-909-839-2992.
NotesThis recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles manufactured by honda, ford, or chrysler llc. customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
01100110/01/2001626804Subject regarding ignition switch light for multiplex mode test. *yd12/18/2001
01100010/01/2000618969On some vehicles the back-light for the digital clock lcd does not work. *tt05/09/2001

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
02/19/2011104000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2000 honda accord. the contact stated that all of the lights on the dashboard failed. the manufacturer was notified who stated the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 04v256000 (interior lighting). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 104,000. mah
02/19/2011104000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2000 honda accord. the contact stated that all the lights on the dashboard failed. the dealer was not notified. the manufacturer was notified who stated the failure was consistent with nhtsa recall campaign number: 04v256000 (interior lighting) but the vin was not included in the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 104,000. mw
12/03/2011119000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2000 honda accord ex. the contact stated that the instrument panel would not illuminate during the night and the contact was unable to determine at what speeds he was traveling. the vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they advised him that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 04v256000 (interior lighting). the failure and the current mileages were approximately 119,000. kmj
12/03/2011119000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2000 honda accord ex. the contact stated that the instrumental panel would not illuminate during the night time hours and he was unable to read how fast he was going, the fuel gauge, etc. the vehicle had not been inspected by a dealer nor had it been repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they advised him that he was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 04v256000 (interior lighting). the failure and current mileages were approximately 119,000. tb
10/07/201179000
 My nighttime dashboard lights have stopped working on my honda accord ex v6. i can no longer see my gauges at night. doing some searching it appears that the multiplex control unit may have failed. it looks like honda has recalled this on 2000 accord lx v6 but not the ex.
10/07/201179000
 The srs light has come on my 2000 accord. now it is past the extended warranty of 10 years. i got suckered into paying $100 to honda for them to diagnose. they came back and said the opds needs to be replaced and the airbag won't deploy because of the srs light on. they wanted another $300 to replace. i decided not to replace because i am not convinced it won't fail again but now i am driving around knowing my airbags won't deploy. there is an obvious faultyness with the srs and opds and i can't believe that honda feel a warranty extension is sufficient. they should be recalling this serious safety problem.
10/07/201179000
 My nighttime dashboard lights have stopped working on my honda accord ex v6. i can no longer see my gauges at night. doing some searching it appears that the multiplex control unit may have failed. it looks like honda has recalled this on 2000 accord lx v6 but not the ex.
10/07/201179000
 The srs light has come on my 2000 accord. now it is past the extended warranty of 10 years. i got suckered into paying $100 to honda for them to diagnose. they came back and said the opds needs to be replaced and the airbag won't deploy because of the srs light on. they wanted another $300 to replace. i decided not to replace because i am not convinced it won't fail again but now i am driving around knowing my airbags won't deploy. there is an obvious faultyness with the srs and opds and i can't believe that honda feel a warranty extension is sufficient. they should be recalling this serious safety problem.
10/07/201179000
 My nighttime dashboard lights have stopped working on my honda accord ex v6. i can no longer see my gauges at night. doing some searching it appears that the multiplex control unit may have failed. it looks like honda has recalled this on 2000 accord lx v6 but not the ex.
10/07/201179000
 The srs light has come on my 2000 accord. now it is past the extended warranty of 10 years. i got suckered into paying $100 to honda for them to diagnose. they came back and said the opds needs to be replaced and the airbag won't deploy because of the srs light on. they wanted another $300 to replace. i decided not to replace because i am not convinced it won't fail again but now i am driving around knowing my airbags won't deploy. there is an obvious faultyness with the srs and opds and i can't believe that honda feel a warranty extension is sufficient. they should be recalling this serious safety problem.
05/02/2011120000
 Http://www.aboutautomobile.com/complaint/2000/honda/accord/interior+lighting . i recently had this issue happen to my car while i was driving and i feared about not being able to get home that night. my dash lights went out and my tail lights and signal lights, but my headlights were still working. the recall includes only some 2000 honda accord models, and not all of them. like the ones in the forum listed i myself was not included in this recall.
10/15/20081420001
 Tl*the contact owns a 2000 honda accord. the contact noticed that the tail lights were not illuminating on the vehicle. the lighting on the license plate had also blown out and the instrument panel lights would not illuminate. he replaced the lighting on the vehicle. the failure and current mileages were less than 142,000. updated 11/12/08. *lj updated 11/14/08. *jb
11/03/2002
 Consumer stated that while driving and without warning water would leak into the overhead doom and leaks inside the vehicle. dealer notified ts
EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS
05/28/20091630001
 The brake lights were failing intermittently without my knowledge. the only indication was that the automatic console shifter would not unlock sometimes. both conditions were caused be a defective switch under the brake pedal. *tr
03/07/20082
 Brake light failure on exterior of vehicle. high brake light in rear window will light up, but other brake lights do not light up when brake is depressed. took to honda of seattle. they took electrical wiring apart and put it back together, and it worked temporarily, but they did know why it was fixed. one week later, my brake lights are out again. *tr
06/10/200578000104/01/2005
 Stop lights do not work. no indicator light to warn driver that lights are not working.(bulbs are not burned out,stop light switch is working)
11/25/2003700001108/01/2000
 When the vehicle was first started, the brake light illuminated and stayed on until the pads warmed up a little. the problem has occurred more than ten times with this vehicle. *jb failure only occurred when it was cold outside. consumer was informed that the failure was do to a sensor that didn't sit right and it caused the light to illuminate. *ph
07/01/20031
 Consumer states brake lights failed. dealer notified.*ak
EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS
05/10/20061
 I recently purchased a set of 2000 honda accord 1 piece projector headlights from 4caroption.com. few days after i installed the headlights i got pulled over by a police officer and was asked to put back my original headlights because i am required by law to have an amber reflector on my headlights. 4caroption.com never advised me about the headlights' design is against the law. i called 4caroption to ask for a full refund, but they told me they would only give me half of the payment back since i installed the headlights already. nm
09/17/2004690003
 The srs airbag light came on at approximately 69,000 mi.the car was taken to dealer and no fault codes were found on the computer. i had the delphi alternator load tested and determined that could be the culprit. during this time, i also had both of my headlamps burned out within weeks of each other. i replaced the alternator with an aftermarket one and have not had any problems since. *ak
04/21/2004
 While driving at night with headlights on they will cut off without prior warning, leaving consumer without a vision of the road. dealer was contacted. *ak
01/07/2002512/09/1999
 The alternator went out on the car with approximately 55,000 miles which is way too soon. the check engine light came on a couple of weeks later and had to replace the egr valve (covered under warranty). the right headlamp has been replaced at least 5 times since owning the car. it has been checked for an electrical short and nothing could be found. the factory-installed cd player failed at approximately 37,000 miles. i have always heard good things about the honda, but i have not been too pleased with all the little nitpicking stuff. the original tires were replaced at the approximately 50000 mile mark. the new tires were dunlaps which failed within 8 months. hopefully the new ones will make it.*ak
 All makes and models with halogen or hi intensity headlights are unsafe for on-oming drivers over 45. they hide features with a great deal of dangerous dazzling from light hitting floaters and cataracts that may be forming, and bouncing around within normal, but aging, eyes. please investigate this age-related danger and take them off the road!*ak
03/01/2000210/26/1999
 At first right light blewout; then, left side light went out. consumer felt unsafe because there was a chance of being rear ended. *ak consumer while traveling on highway a motorist told him that consumer had no brake lights this was the second time in one year due to horn shortening out, first the left brake light and then the right one, also shifter will not come out of park unless the emergency release is used.*jb