NHTSA campaign 97V206002
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. Recall 97V206002: HONDA/FLOOR MATS
NHTSA recall 97V206002 was reported by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. on November 13, 1997, with 30 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Honda Passport for the 1998 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 97V206002
- Filed by
- AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 30 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Unknown or Other
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V206002. 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 Passport
- 1998 · Vehicles built August 1, 1997 – October 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V206002.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A DRIVER'S SIDE OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT RUBBER FLOOR MAT. REPEATED MOVEMENT OF THE DRIVER'S FEET AND ACTUATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAN RESULT IN A SHIFTING OF THE MAT'S POSITION. THIS SHIFTING CAN CAUSE AN INTERFERENCE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD CAUSE A RESTRICTION OF THE PEDAL'S RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
HONDA IS ASKING FOR THE RETURN OF THE FLOOR MAT SET AND WILL REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THE COST OF THE RUBBER FLOOR MAT SET ALONG WITH ANY RETURN SHIPPING COSTS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 1997.OWNERS WHO SEND THEIR FLOOR MAT SET TO HONDA AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE REIMBURSEMENT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V206002
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.