NHTSA campaign 07V034000 · Honda campaign Q35
Honda Recall 07V-034: INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST SYSTEM
NHTSA recall 07V034000 (Honda campaign Q35) was reported by HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) on February 8, 2007, with 31,123 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Honda Civic Hybrid for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on February 26, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 07V034000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V034000 (also written 07V-034 or 07V034)
- Filed by
- HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
- Honda campaign number
- Q35
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 31,123 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V034000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Honda
Honda Civic Hybrid
- 2006 · Vehicles built September 6, 2005 – September 5, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V034000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, CERTAIN PARTS OF THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST (IMA) SYSTEM ARE LOCATED UNDER A METAL COVER BEHIND THE REAR SEAT-BACK. OVER TIME THE WEIGHT OF REAR SEAT PASSENGERS MAY CAUSE THE METAL COVER TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH A RUBBER CAP COVERING AN ELECTRICAL TERMINAL. THE RUBBER CAP MAY GET PINCHED, EXPOSING THE ELECTRICAL TERMINAL.
Safety consequence
THE TERMINAL MAY COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE METAL COVER, WHICH CAN RESULT IN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT MAY BLOW THE IMA FUSE. A BLOWN FUSE WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PLASTIC COVER ATTACHED TO A METAL BRACKET OVER THE RUBBER CAP. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 26, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
Notes
HONDA RECALL NO. Q35.CUSTOMERS 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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 07V034000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.