American Honda Motor Company Recalls



American Honda Motor Company
2000-2001 Honda Accord; Honda Civic
Number Involved: 16,459
Noncompliance: Some sedans and coupes fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies." Certain rear seat belt buckles were improperly manufactured. The rear seat belts will work properly and provide protection in a crash, but the owner may experience difficulty unfastening the belt after the crash. Only buckles that are marked (on the back side of the buckle) with an assembly number beginning with 00185, 00186, or 00187 have the problem.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace the seat belt assemblies that were improperly manufactured. The manufacturer has reported that owner notification was expected to begin during January 2002. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009.
[NHTSA Recall No. 01V380]


American Honda Motor Company
Models: Acura 3.2TL Year: 2002
Number Involved: 9,034
Dates of Manufacture: March - May 2001
Noncompliance: Certain sedans fail to comply with requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies." Certain driver and passenger seat belt buckles were improperly manufactured. The seat belt tongue could not be released from the buckle within the specified force limit.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the front seat belt buckles. The manufacturer has reported that owner notification began May 9, 2001. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009.
(NHTSA Recall No. 01V166)


American Honda Motor Company
Models: Honda TL Year: 2002
Number Involved: 10,575
Dates of Manufacture: February - April 2001
Defect: On certain sedans equipped with an "auto-up" power window feature on the driver's door, the driver's side power window control unit can fail. Depending on the failure mode, the window could become inoperative, open or close independent of switch activation, or the auto-reverse system may not operate. The auto-reverse system failure could result in occupant injury.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the power window control unit. The manufacturer has reported that owner notification began May 9, 2001. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009. (NHTSA Recall No. 01V161)


American Honda Motor Company: 1991-92 Acura Legend
Honda reports on 47,158 Acura Legend models manufactured from September 1990 - August 1992, a sound system electrical circuit can cause a malfunction.
On certain sedan and coupe model vehicles equipped with a Bose audio system that had separate speaker amplifiers mounted behind the rear seat back, a transistor in the speaker amplifier could overheat, resulting in smoke or the possibility of a fire.
Dealers will replace the amplifier circuit boards. The manufacturer has reported that owner notification began on March 9, 2001. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Acura at 800-382-2238.
NHTSA Recall No. 01V053