NHTSA campaign 07V512000 · Honda campaign Q63
Honda Recall 07V-512: CNG FUEL TANK THERMAL INSULATOR
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 07V512000 (Honda campaign Q63) was reported by HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) on November 1, 2007, with 6,545 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Honda Civic for model years 1998–2007. Owners were notified on November 15, 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 07V512000 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.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V512000 (also written 07V-512 or 07V512)
- Filed by
- HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
- Honda campaign number
- Q63
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 6,545 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Other — Storage — Tank Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V512000. 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
- 1998 · Vehicles built April 29, 1997 – May 28, 1998 (per NHTSA)
- 1999 · Vehicles built August 27, 1998 – May 17, 1999 (per NHTSA)
- 2000 · Vehicles built February 16, 2000 – July 26, 2000 (per NHTSA)
- 2001 · Vehicles built July 27, 2000 – July 26, 2001 (per NHTSA)
- 2002 · Vehicles built June 21, 2001 – July 18, 2002 (per NHTSA)
- 2003 · Vehicles built May 21, 2002 – August 8, 2003 (per NHTSA)
- 2004 · Vehicles built April 30, 2003 – August 19, 2004 (per NHTSA)
- 2005 · Vehicles built October 6, 2004 – July 27, 2005 (per NHTSA)
- 2006 · Vehicles built October 5, 2005 – September 1, 2006 (per NHTSA)
- 2007 · Vehicles built August 8, 2006 – August 8, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V512000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) VEHICLES, IN THE EVENT OF A SEVERE INTERIOR FIRE IN THE AREA OF THE REAR SEAT, THE CNG TANK MAY BE HEATED UNEVENLY, PREVENTING THE PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE FROM VENTING THE CONTENTS OF THE TANK AS DESIGNED.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN A TANK RUPTURE, EXPLOSION, AND EJECTION OF THE TANK FROM THE VEHICLE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A HEAT INSULATOR MATERIAL TO THE REAR SEAT BACK. AN INTERIM OWNER LETTER WAS MAILED TO OWNERS BEGINNING NOVEMBER 26, 2007. WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, OWNERS WILL BE RENOTIFIED ASKING THEM TO BRING IN THEIR VEHICLE FOR REPAIR. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
Notes
HONDA RECALL NO. Q63.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 07V512000
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.