NHTSA campaign 07V359000

Honda Recall 07V-359: WIRE HARNESS

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 07V359000 was reported by HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) on August 15, 2007, with 6,952 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Honda VFR800 for model years 2002–2005. Owners were notified on November 5, 2007, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 07V359000 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: 07V359000 (also written 07V-359 or 07V359)
Filed by: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
Report received: August 15, 2007
Potentially affected: 6,952 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — Wiring
Owners notified: November 5, 2007
NHTSA investigation: Preliminary Evaluation PE05-047 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V359000. 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 VFR800
- 2002 · Vehicles built September 6, 2001 – May 13, 2002 (per NHTSA)
- 2003 · Vehicles built July 9, 2002 – September 19, 2002 (per NHTSA)
- 2004 · Vehicles built October 15, 2003 – December 19, 2003 (per NHTSA)
- 2005 · Vehicles built July 8, 2004 – December 27, 2004 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V359000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE FRONT FAIRING SUB-HARNESS (SECTION OF THE WIRING HARNESS) TRANSFERS THE ELECTRICAL GROUNDING LOAD OF THE HEADLIGHTS, FRONT TURN SIGNALS, INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND VARIOUS RELAYS TO THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS VIA AN 18-PIN CONNECTOR. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE GROUND WIRE TERMINALS INSIDE THE CONNECTOR CAN OVERHEAT, RESULTING IN MELTING OF THE CONNECTOR AND A LOSS OF POWER TO VARIOUS CIRCUITS.

Safety consequence

AS A RESULT, A LOSS OF CRITICAL LIGHTING OR ENGINE POWER COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RE-DESIGNED SUB-HARNESS. IF DAMAGE IS FOUND, THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS WILL ALSO BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM LETTER WAS MAILED TO OWNERS ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2007. OWNERS WERE RE-NOTIFIED ON NOVEMBER 10, 2007, TO TAKE THEIR MOTORCYCLES TO DEALERS TO HAVE THE PARTS INSTALLED. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-866-784-1870.

Notes

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 07V359000

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.