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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| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | ||||||||||||||||
| 06E032000 | TOM MOTORSPORT, INC. | E (Equipment) | 845 | 04/17/2006 | OVSC | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 04/18/2006 | 04/18/2006 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain 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 Summary | Without the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Tom 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This 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. | |||||||||||||||
| 06E026000 | PRO-A MOTORS, INC. | E (Equipment) | 61944 | 04/03/2006 | OVSC | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 03/23/2006 | 03/23/2006 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain 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 Summary | Without the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Pro-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. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This 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 | |||||||||||||||
| 06E064000 | TRADESONIC | E (Equipment) | 4029 | OVSC | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 07/17/2006 | 07/17/2006 | 571 | 108 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain 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 Summary | Lack of amber side reflectors in the lamps will decrease lighting visibility to other drivers and may possibly result in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Tradesonic 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This 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 | |||||||||||||||
| 06E038000 | ALFAOTTO AUTO ACCESSORIES | E (Equipment) | 724 | 05/10/2006 | OVSC | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 05/08/2006 | 05/08/2006 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain 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 Summary | Without the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Alfaotto 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
| 06E060000 | AAI MOTORSPORTS USA, LLC | E (Equipment) | 87745 | 08/01/2006 | OVSC | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 06/29/2006 | 06/29/2006 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain 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 Summary | Lack of amber side reflectors in the lamps will decrease lighting visibility to other drivers and may possibly result in a vehicle crash | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Aai 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This 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. | |||||||||||||||
| 06E044000 | J & A AUTO ACCESSORIES | E (Equipment) | 1215 | 07/10/2006 | OVSC | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 05/22/2006 | 05/23/2006 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain 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 Summary | Without the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | J & 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This 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 | |||||||||||||||
| 09E012000 | SABERSPORT | E (Equipment) | 16270 | 05/11/2009 | OVSC | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 04/07/2009 | 04/07/2009 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Sabersport 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 Summary | Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Sabersport 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This 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 . | |||||||||||||||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 06E023000 | ANZO USA, INC. | E (Equipment) | 292000 | 05/09/2006 | OVSC | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 03/13/2006 | 03/14/2006 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain 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 Summary | Without the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Anzo 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This 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. | |||||||||||||||
| 09E025000 | DOPE, INC. | E (Equipment) | 42540 | 07/28/2009 | OVSC | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 05/11/2009 | 05/11/2009 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Dope, 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 Summary | Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dope, 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This 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 . | |||||||||||||||
| 06E025000 | POLI-AUTO, INC. | E (Equipment) | 1450 | 05/02/2006 | OVSC | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 03/21/2006 | 03/21/2006 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain 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 Summary | Without the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Poli-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. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | 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. | |||||||||||||||
| 08E050000 | K2 MOTOR CORPORATION | E (Equipment) | 1921 | 12/17/2008 | OVSC | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 08/11/2008 | 08/14/2008 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | K2 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 Summary | Without the amber side reflex reflectors, the lighting visibility may be affected, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | K2 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This 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
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||||
| 011001 | 10/01/2001 | 626804 | Subject regarding ignition switch light for multiplex mode test. *yd | 12/18/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 10/05/2012 | 190000 | ||
| Low beams have stopped working? high beams works fine... i replaced with a new bulb, but it still doesn't work (something electrical?). this defect has similar symptoms to the electrical issues i have read about for the 2003-2007 models. | |||
| 05/16/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2002 honda accord. the contact stated the headlights on her vehicle were cloudy, which made it very difficult to see at night when illuminated. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the failure will be investigated. this is the second time that the headlights were covered with a cloudy substance. the vehicle was not inspected by a dealer. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 85,000 and the current mileage was 93,000. rvk | |||
| 05/16/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2002 honda accord . the contact stated the headlights on her vehicle were cloudy which made it very difficult to see at night when illuminated. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the failure will be investigated. this is the second time that the headlights were covered with a cloudy substance. the vehicle was not inspected by a dealer. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 85,000 and the current mileage was 93,000. rvk | |||
| 05/16/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2002 honda accord . the contact stated the headlights on her vehicle have clouded up and very difficult to see at night when illuminated. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and they stated that this failure will be investigated. this is the second time that the headlights have experienced the clouded substance. the vehicle was not diagnosed. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 85,000 and the current mileage was 93,000.cv | |||
| 03/03/2010 | 73350 | ||
| When we purchased this 2002 honda accord ex in march of 2010 the clock backlight did not work. about 2 months ago the gear shift consol backlight went out. the only way we know at night what gear we are in is to view it on the dash. now the backlighting for the climate controls has gone out. we understand that this has been a problem for many years now and there has been very little positive help from honda. to get this fixed i understand that the whole radio must be replaced because of the interlocking electrical systems at a cost somewhere around $1000.00 | |||
| 11/01/2009 | 90000 | 1 | |
| The headlight covers became highly scratched by normal driving, to the point that the headlight covers significantly prevented the headlights from doing their job. they had to be replaced. *tr | |||
| 01/01/2010 | 36000 | 1 | |
| While not crashes or injuries have been related to the honda vehicle i own, there are a number of engineering and manufacturing defects on the vehicle which are a cause of serious safety concerns. i have a 2002 honda accord with about 131,000 miles which has had the following issues: 1. the transmission went out around 60,000 miles and was replaced by honda. at around 100,000 miles the transmission started to exhibit same symptoms. i took the car in, but, of course, honda dealer said there is nothing wrong. then around 116,000 miles a honda mechanic said that my model of a car has an issue with transmissions and that it would need to be replaced. the transmission issue is bad enough to have a website dedicated to it. while a transmission failing is not necessarily a safety issue, loosing vehicle control and drivable on the highway could be. 2. now the vehicle starts to vibrate at highway speeds despite having new and balanced tires on it. i took the car in to get new struts. since then i took the car to a mechanic of very high integrity (not the honda dealer) and they said that unfortunately, the problem may simply be ?impossible? to fix since everything they could see indicated that car should behave normally, i.e. the tires were fine, the alignment was fine, and the cv joints were fine. this is becoming more and more of the issue and indicates a possible design flaw with the vehicle. 3. the lights on the vehicle are horrible. this is a safety issue as it seriously impairs the vehicle drivability. 4. the rails for the driver's seat had to be replaced around 32,000 miles and now (at around 130,000 miles) the seat seems to wobble again. this could be a potential safety issue as it seems that the seat could simply detach in the case of an accident. *tr updated 05/07/10.*jb | |||
| 01/23/2009 | 85000 | 1 | |
| Headlight has discolored and frosted over. *tr | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - FOG LIGHTS | |||
| 07/14/2003 | 1 | ||
| Consumer stated while driving and without warning the fog lamps lens shattered causing the consumer to pull over. dealer notified. *ph | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer states the fog lights were out of focus. *tt | |||
| 01/28/2002 | 1 | 12/21/2001 | |
| Driver side seat shakes/moves when accelerating or appling brakes, the dealer replaced the track but the problem still exist, the windshield wipers are sluggish and the left wiper was very noisy and left streak on the windshield, the glove box door would not close properly, the drivers seat belt would not retract intermittently due to the belt being twisted/curled, the left rear door would not close properly, fog lights were out of focus, the air bag light illuminated.*ak *nlm | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 06/03/2004 | 1 | ||
| After making an appointment to have the low beam lighting recall 04v086000 performed the dealership refused to perform the recall indicating that this vehicle model isn't the recalled model, although the consumer has a recall letter with the vin number on it. *nm | |||
| 06/27/2003 | 25 | 1 | 07/06/2002 |
| The front headlights do not provide enough light to the left and right. the problem makes turning to the left or right on dark or poorly light roads very difficult as well as being able to see people and objects to the left and right on roads at night. shortly after purchasing the auto, i took it back to the dealer to check the front headlights. the dealer said the headlights were properly aligned. i then took the auto to a service station that also does virginia safety inspections to check only the headlights. the service station technician said the headlights were properly aligned. the headlights did not and do not provide sufficient light to the left and right of the auto!!! *jb | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TAIL LIGHTS | |||
| 1 | 09/01/2002 | ||
| This is not so much a failure as a question/suggestion about what regulations are in place for us standards of rear taillight assemblies. a lot of manufactures have gone to using red turn signals that also serve as brake lights. the problem i have, and i'm sure this has caused accidents, is that when someone is indicating a turn 90% of the time they must brake to do so. but the act of braking obscures the turn indicator. when one turns they drop a lot more speed then someone braking with traffic. the uniformly red turn/brake light assemblies can cause confusion among drivers behind the turning vehicle and lead to misinterpretation of the drivers intention and lead to accidents. has any study been done involving rear-end accidents involving turning vehicles? there is probably a higher % involving vehicles with red rear-turn signals. im hoping that the nhtsa will perform a study regarding red turn signals and propose new regulations that require automakers to use yellow lenses for all rear-turn signals. another issue with them is when the vehicles hazard lights are on. having blinking yellow lights will alert drivers much quicker to the presence of a disabled vehicle than blinking red lights. the red lights will blend in with any other vehicle braking to slow due to the hazard. thank you for taking the time to read my question, if this is not the right department for such a compliant/suggestion, can you please forward it to the appropriate personal. could you also notify me of the proper department and its contact information for making such suggestions? thanks. *ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL | |||
| 1 | 09/01/2002 | ||
| Consumer stated the turn signals did not cancel when switching lanes on the highway. *ak they didn't cancel without an abrupt movement. *scc *jb | |||