NHTSA campaign 12V486000 · Honda campaign S61
Honda Recall 12V-486: Driver Side Power Window Switch May Fail or Melt
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 12V486000 (Honda campaign S61) was reported by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) on October 5, 2012, with 268,655 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Honda CR-V for model years 2002–2006. Owners were notified on November 2, 2012, 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 12V486000 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
- 12V486000 (also written 12V-486 or 12V486)
- Filed by
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- Honda campaign number
- S61
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 268,655 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA11-004 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V486000. 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-V
- 2002 · Vehicles built February 19, 2002 – September 20, 2002 (per NHTSA)
- 2003 · Vehicles built September 30, 2002 – September 4, 2003 (per NHTSA)
- 2004 · Vehicles built September 5, 2003 – September 9, 2004 (per NHTSA)
- 2005 · Vehicles built September 7, 2004 – September 2, 2005 (per NHTSA)
- 2006 · Vehicles built September 5, 2005 – July 28, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V486000.
Defect description
Honda is recalling certain model year 2002-2006 CR-V passenger vehicles, manufactured from February 19, 2002, through July 28, 2006. The driver-side power window switch may fail or melt.
Safety consequence
If the switch fails, it could overheat, smoke, and cause a fire. A switch failure, and a fire, could occur even if the vehicle is not in use. As a precaution, owners are advised to park outside until the recall repair has been performed.
Manufacturer remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the switches, as necessary, free of charge. The safety recall began on November 2, 2012. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009.
Notes
Honda's campaign recall number is S61. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V486000
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.