NHTSA campaign 11V458000 · Honda campaign R94

Honda Recall 11V-458: ENGINE STALL PREVENTION ASSIST SOFTWARE

NHTSA recall 11V458000 (Honda campaign R94) was reported by HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) on September 7, 2011, with 5,626 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Honda CR-Z for the 2011 model year. Owners were notified on September 26, 2011, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
11V458000 (also written 11V-458 or 11V458)
Filed by
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
Honda campaign number
R94
Report received
Potentially affected
5,626 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Power Train
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V458000. 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 CR-Z

    • 2011 · Vehicles built January 8, 2010 – June 27, 2011 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V458000.

Defect description

HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 CR-Z PASSENGER CARS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 8, 2010, THROUGH JUNE 27, 2011. SHOULD THE ENGINE STALL WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (ECU) SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE THE ELECTRIC MOTOR OF THE HYBRID SYSTEM TO MOVE THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE SELECTED GEAR.

Safety consequence

UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENT COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH OR PERSONAL INJURY TO THE PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THE MOVING VEHICLE.

Manufacturer remedy

HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE ECU SOFTWARE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AUTOMOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-999-1009.

Notes

HONDA'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS R94.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 11V458000

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.