Recalls
Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | ||||||||||||||||
97V034002 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. | from 08/01/1994 to 12/31/1995 | V (Vehicle) | 42092 | MFR | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 03/20/1997 | |||||||||
Defect Summary | An integrated circuit within the voltage regulator can contain manufacturing errors. | |||||||||||||||
Consequence Summary | This can cause excessive electrical charging of the vehicle's alternator, resulting in engine control malfunction, and/or eventual engine stall. | |||||||||||||||
Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the voltage regulator with a new regulator. | |||||||||||||||
Notes | Owner notification:owner notification is expected to begin april 4, 1997. note:owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact honda at 1-800-999-1009.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
Bulletins
Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||||
98080 | 10/20/1998 | 602680 | Concerns with oil accumulation in the spark plug tubes. *yc | 01/06/1999 | |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||||
97063 | 12/08/1997 | 600556 | Key cannot be removed from ignition switch. *yc | 05/26/1998 |
Consumer Complaints
Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
05/05/2010 | 142660 | 1 | |
Honda suddenly accelerated causing an increase over the mph speed limit. sometimes past problems of coming to a dead stop and locking the steering wheel. *tr multiple gauge problems intermittently. *tr | |||
05/05/2010 | 142660 | ||
Honda suddenly excellerated causing an increase over the mph speed limit. sometimes past problems of coming to a dead stop and locking the steering wheel. multiple guage problems intermitantly. | |||
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
07/24/1997 | 1 | ||
Consumer states the alternator was replaced. *slc | |||
01/01/2000 | 0 | ||
Vehicle lost a lot of pressure , and headlights went dim. if charging vehicle it will run for awhile. *ak | |||
04/01/1997 | 5 | 12/19/1994 | |
Voltage regulator fails, causing engine to stop. | |||
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
07/03/1995 | 9 | ||
The vehicle cut off nine times while driving. *ak |