{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"12V486000","date":"2012-10-05","owner_notified":"2012-11-02","manufacturer":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","component":"VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"Honda is recalling certain model year 2002-2006 CR-V passenger vehicles, manufactured from February 19, 2002, through July 28, 2006. The driver-side power window switch may fail or melt.","consequence":"If the switch fails, it could overheat, smoke, and cause a fire.  A switch failure, and a fire, could occur even if the vehicle is not in use.  As a precaution, owners are advised to park outside until the recall repair has been performed.","remedy":"Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the switches, as necessary, free of charge.  The safety recall began on November 2, 2012.  Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009.","notes":"Honda's campaign recall number is S61. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","mfr_campaign":"S61","part_number":null,"units":268655,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2002,"make":"HONDA","model":"CR-V","vehicle_id":"2002_honda_cr-v","match":"exact","built_from":"2002-02-19","built_to":"2002-09-20"},{"year":2003,"make":"HONDA","model":"CR-V","vehicle_id":"2003_honda_cr-v","match":"exact","built_from":"2002-09-30","built_to":"2003-09-04"},{"year":2004,"make":"HONDA","model":"CR-V","vehicle_id":"2004_honda_cr-v","match":"exact","built_from":"2003-09-05","built_to":"2004-09-09"},{"year":2005,"make":"HONDA","model":"CR-V","vehicle_id":"2005_honda_cr-v","match":"exact","built_from":"2004-09-07","built_to":"2005-09-02"},{"year":2006,"make":"HONDA","model":"CR-V","vehicle_id":"2006_honda_cr-v","match":"exact","built_from":"2005-09-05","built_to":"2006-07-28"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/12V486000"}