NHTSA recall 11V101000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 11V101000 |
| Manufacturer's number | R66 |
| Manufacturer | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| Reported | 2011-02-17 |
| Owners notified | 2011-03-07 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Units potentially affected | 97201 |
What is wrong
HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 HONDA FIT VEHICLES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE FOUR SPRING ASSEMBLIES ON THE ENGINE'S VARIABLE VALVE TIMING AND LIFT ELECTRONIC CONTROL (VTEC) SYSTEM TO FAIL.
What can happen
A FAILURE OF THE SPRING ASSEMBLIES MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL DURING OPERATION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE SPRING ASSEMBLIES IN THE ENGINE IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 7, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
Notes
HONDA'S SAFETY RECALL NO. R66.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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
| 2009 HONDA FIT | Built 2009-05-06 to 2009-09-03. |
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| 2010 HONDA FIT | Built 2009-09-03 to 2009-11-26. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| ATS160714 | 2017-06-19. Service bulletin. TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - IF YOU RUN ACROSS A SPARK PLUG THAT’S LOOSE OR HAS BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD BEFORE REACHING THE FIRST SERVICE INTERVAL (GENERALLY AT 105K), CHANCES ARE IT WASN’T TORQUED ENOUGH WHEN IT WAS INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS CAN BE AS MINOR AS REINSTALLING THE SPARK PLUG TO COMPLETE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACEMENT DUE TO SPARK PLUG THREAD HOLE DAMAGE. |
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| A13-021 | 2017-05-12. Service bulletin. "SERVICE BULLETIN - THE MIL COMES ON WITH ONE OF THESE DTCS: • P2646/P2651 (ROCKER ARM OIL PRESSURE SWITCH CIRCUIT LOW VOLTAGE). • P2647/P2652 (ROCKER ARM OIL PRESSURE SWITCH CIRCUIT HIGH VOLTAGE). NOTE: THE SYMPTOM MAY BE INTERMITTENT AND YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT AFTER CLEARING THE DTC. THE ROCKER ARM OIL PRESSURE SWITCH MAY FAIL INTERMITTENTLY." |
| IN-2009 | 2013-08-02. Service bulletin. HONDA: SOME VEHICLES, COMING FROM THE CAM CHAIN CASE OIL SEAL, THE ENGINE OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE FRONT. MODEL 2009 FIT. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.