NHTSA recall 11V106000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 11V106000 |
| Manufacturer's number | R69 |
| Manufacturer | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| Reported | 2011-03-02 |
| Owners notified | 2011-03-25 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Units potentially affected | 36656 |
What is wrong
HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID VEHICLES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR THE VOLTAGE CONVERTER THAT RELAYS POWER FROM THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST (IMA) SYSTEM TO THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO FAIL.
What can happen
THIS FAILURE WILL CAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS TO TURN OFF, THE ENGINE TO STALL, AND PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM BEING RESTARTED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE VOLTAGE CONVERTER FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 25, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-999-1009 A SELECT OPTION 4.
Notes
HONDA'S SAFETY RECALL NO. R69. 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> .
| 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID | Built 2005-09-06 to 2006-09-14. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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| 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID | Built 2006-09-12 to 2006-11-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| A21120B | 2023-06-21. Service bulletin. Service News - The navigation clock and date are incorrect. This is due to a limited GPS receiver Capacity resulting in a rollover of the internal chip memory; the rollover occurred on January 1, 2022, at 12:00AM local time. |
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| A21120B | 2022-02-04. Service bulletin. ServiceNews Article - The clock shows the incorrect time. This issue is due to a limited GPS receiver capacity resulting in "rollover" of the internal chip memory; the "rollover" will occur on January 1, 2022 at 12:00AM local time. As a result, the navigation date and time will be incorrect. |
| Service Bulletin | 2018-07-16. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - Due to improvements in battery manufacturing efficiency, once stocks of original IMA batteries are depleted, new battery designs will be available for IMA battery replacement. Each battery type requires that its battery control software be matched to its IMA battery type. Failure to match the software with the battery will result in reduced IMA battery life. |
| WE - A12-077 | 2017-06-21. Service bulletin. "BACKGROUND AMERICAN HONDA IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THE IMA BATTERY MODULE FOR SOME 2003–08 CIVIC HYBRIDS AN ADDITIONAL 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST." |
| SB-12-077 | 2013-03-09. Service bulletin. HONDA: WARRANTY COVERAGE HAS BEEN EXTENDED ON SOME VEHICLES FOR THE IMA BATTERY MODULE. MODELS 2003-2008 CIVIC HYBRIDS. *PE |
| SB-12-048 | 2012-09-19. Service bulletin. HONDA: INFORMATION ON REPLACEMENT AND REMOVAL OF JUNCTION BOARD FROM OLD IMA BATTERY AND NEW BATTERY MOUNTED BEFORE BATTERY IS INSTALLED. MODELS 2003-11 CIVIC HYBRID, 2011-12 CR-Z, 2000-06 INSIGHT, 2010-12 INSIGHT. *PE UPDATED 9/28/12. *PE UPDATED 10/11/12. *PE UPDATED 11/19/12. *PE UPDATED 8/6/13. *PE UPDATED 9/30/13. *PE |
| SB-12-002 | 2012-03-06. Service bulletin. HONDA: ON SOME MODEL VEHICLES, THERE IS AN ALTERNATOR/STARTER TESTER (AST) MODULE CAPABLE OF TESTING ALTERNATORS, INSTALLED ON GR8 DIAGNOSTIC BATTERY STATION. *PE |
| SB-10-061 | 2011-08-31. Service bulletin. HONDA: HYBRID VEHICLE BATTERY EXCHANGE INFORMATION. *RM UPDATED 5/2/12 *JS |
| SB-10-083 | 2011-08-31. Service bulletin. HONDA: THERE ARE NEW BATTERY SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE UPDATES. *RM UPDATED 3/06/12. *PE UPDATED 02/26/2014 *JS |
| SB-10-034 | 2011-06-03. Service bulletin. HONDA SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. THE BATTERY MAY PRE-MATURELY FAIL AND IT IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. *RM |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.