NHTSA campaign 07V542000 · Honda campaign Q64
Honda Recall 07V-542: HOOD PROP ROD BASE
NHTSA recall 07V542000 (Honda campaign Q64) was reported by HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) on November 21, 2007, with 410 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Honda Ridgeline for the 2008 model year. Owners were notified on December 5, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V542000 (also written 07V-542 or 07V542)
- Filed by
- HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
- Honda campaign number
- Q64
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 410 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body — Hood
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V542000. 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 Ridgeline
- 2008 · Vehicles built October 18, 2007 – October 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V542000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE HOLE IN THE SHEETMETAL FRONT BULKHEAD THAT SERVES AS THE BASE AND PIVOT POINT FOR THE HOOD SUPPORT ROD WAS NOT PUNCHED TO SPECIFICATION. THE HOOD SUPPORT ROD MAY FAIL TO HOLD THE HOOD IN POSITION DUE TO INSUFFICIENT STRENGTH.
Safety consequence
IF THE HOOD SUPPORT ROD HOLE FAILS, THE HOOD COULD FALL INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE PROP ROD BASE HOLE AND, IF NECESSARY, INSTALL REINFORCEMENT PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 5, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
Notes
HONDA RECALL NO. Q64.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 07V542000
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.